1 Prior to the coffin being brought into the funeral ceremony, female relatives would gather in the courtyard of the
deceased to show collective displays of grief through loud wailing and screaming.
2 There are six major languages in use in the Caprivi Region. Because my translator spoke all of the languages of the
area fluently, it was possible for diarists to write (and speak) in their preferred language during the research. My
translator was a trained Home Based Care Worker from the region who I recruited with the assistance of the local
hospital.