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English: 9–10-year-old boys of the Yao tribe in Malawi participating in circumcision and initiation rites.
Igbo: Ụmụ nwoke dị afọ 9–10 sitere n'agbụrụ Yao na Malawi na-esonye na emume ibi úgwù na emume mmalite.
Français : Jeunes garçons âgés de 9 à 10 ans, de la tribu Yao, au Malawi, participant à des rites d'initiation et de circoncision.
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20:19, 29 May 2005 User:Atamari <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/8403452_36f7580a25_o.jpg"><img alt="Thumbnail for version as of 20:19, 29 May 2005" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/8403452_36f7580a25_o.jpg/120px-8403452_36f7580a25_o.jpg" width="120" height="80" border="0" /></a>1,086×720 249 KB Uploaded on April 4, 2005 by babasteve --~~~~ Source: http://flickr.com/photos/64749744@N00/8403452/ {{cc-by-2.0}}{{change-of-license}} <a href="/wiki/Category:Malawi" title="Category:Malawi">Category:Malawi</a>\
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current17:05, 21 November 2008Thumbnail for version as of 17:05, 21 November 20081,086 × 720 (249 KB)BetacommandBot (talk | contribs)move approved by: User:Deadstar This image was moved from Image:8403452 36f7580a25 o.jpg {{en|Initiation Ritual in Malawi.}} {{fr|Rituel d'Initiation au Malawi.}} Uploaded on April 4, 2005 by Steve Evans (babasteve) --Atamari

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