Identities on the Move: Clanship and Pastoralism in Northern KenyaClan relationships exceed the bounds of the pastoral Rendille, Gabbra, Sakuya, & Somali ethnic groups These affiliations are useful for political & herding needs. This book gives cultural & linguistic information on each of the above tribal groups. |
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Contents
Clan phratry tribe ethnic group as defined by empirical | 8 |
The settlement order of the Sakuye at the site of the hayyu | 23 |
The historical frame | 30 |
Fission along the moiety division and reconstitution of moiety | 36 |
a comparative approach to history | 54 |
Ageset lines and the fafién cycles in the Rendille system | 77 |
The Gabbra Miigo generationset system | 83 |
The mbao game | 124 |
Kóbola Gär Gabbra including Borqosho and MassaElémo | 193 |
Genealogy of a part of the Elémo subclan showing | 199 |
The togoog brand of Matarbá | 209 |
Genealogical ideas of some Kenya Ajuran | 227 |
Page | 232 |
Conclusion | 234 |
The emergence of interethnic clan relationships | 235 |
Notes | 240 |
Alif Lossa of Galbo | 131 |
The interethnic clan clusters | 145 |
Orientation of sacrificial animals | 163 |
Some genealogical relationships within Usmalo | 165 |
The small fur earclipping | 174 |
ll | 179 |
21 | 243 |
75 | 250 |
Rendille clans 1213 | 253 |
163 | 264 |
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Common terms and phrases
Abudo Afat affiliation age set age-set age-set system Ajuran Alganna almodo ancestors Ariaal Boran brand brothers Bubisa called camels cattle chapter chuf circumcision claim clan relationships culture cycle dabela Darood Degodia Diagram duub elders Elémo Ethiopia ethnic exogamy father find first Fofén fula gaal Gaaldeilan Gaalorra Gaar Gabbra Malbe Gabbra Miigo gada system Galbo Garre genealogy girl godaan groups Guyyo Haberland Harrau Hassan Hawiyya hayyu Helmale herd historical influences inter-ethnic clan Iris Isaaq isan Islam joined Jubaland kaan Karrayyu Kenya Lake Turkana lineage Lossa maal Mamo married Marsabit Matarba migration milk moiety Muhammad Muslim Nebei Odoola origin Oromo phratry qallu Quchabur raided Rendille and Gabbra Rendille clan Rendille society Rengumo ritual Saale Sabbo Sakuye Samburu Sanle Schlee settlement Sharbana she-camel Sheikh smallstock Somali sorio split subclan tokko traditions tribe Tubcha Turkana Usmalo waan Wajir Walemiigge Wario Worr Yiblo
Bibliographic information
| Title | Identities on the Move: Clanship and Pastoralism in Northern Kenya Volume 5 of Cultural Politics International African Institute Seminar Studies Issue 5 of International African library, ISSN 0951-1377 |
| Author | Günther Schlee |
| Contributor | International African Institute |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Manchester University Press, 1989 |
| ISBN | 0719030102, 9780719030109 |
| Length | 278 pages |
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