ema
noun M
a ritual grass, Hyperrhenia themadra. It's used for building mock huts in swamps that are burnt during the purification ceremony for those who have committed incest
• aicwe ema
to perform a purification ceremony for those who have committed incest (sexual intercourse between close relatives - considered wizardry in Teso culture)
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