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I was reading children's story and found a part I can not understand. This
part is おかよが in the sentense above. Maybe it's simple, but help, please.
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What does 隣村の、おかよが死んだ日にな・・・mean?
I found the story you are referencing
([百物語の幽霊](http://hukumusume.com/douwa/pc/jap/08/09.htm%20%22%E7%99%BE%E7%89%A9%E8%AA%9E%E3%81%AE%E5%B9%BD%E9%9C%8A)).
Judging from the context, かよ is a name of a person who died (お being an
honorific). She is from a neighboring village (隣村{となりむら}).

The possessive particle の links 隣村 and おかよ, so that 隣村の、おかよ means "O-Kayo from
the neighboring village" (the comma here can be interpreted as a pause in
speech). Thus, 隣村の、おかよが死んだ日にな・・・ means "On the day that O-Kayo, from the
neighboring village, died..."
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