"They are unusual but not unheard of. I do believe the Ambarussa were the very first pair, although not the last."

His family is fond of firsts.

"I? I always called him 'Nyelo' - it was the short form of his father-name, 'Nyelafinwe', which was far too long for my child-self to pronounce! It stuck, even into adulthood, and all my brothers and most of the cousins used the same."