Identities on the Move: Clanship and Pastoralism in Northern KenyaManchester University Press for the International African Institute, 1989 - 278 pages Clan 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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Page 192
... Elémo until today , this man also only selected white bulls for breeding with the result that most of his camels were white . People of Elémo refer to this in an exclamation which , almost like a ritual name , is used for swearing or as ...
... Elémo until today , this man also only selected white bulls for breeding with the result that most of his camels were white . People of Elémo refer to this in an exclamation which , almost like a ritual name , is used for swearing or as ...
Page 194
... Elémo - to - be by the Rendille as a fairly recent event . Although they cannot name any ancestors common to themselves and Rendille Elémo , they claim that they know Elémo's place in the seniority order of Massa and thus their ...
... Elémo - to - be by the Rendille as a fairly recent event . Although they cannot name any ancestors common to themselves and Rendille Elémo , they claim that they know Elémo's place in the seniority order of Massa and thus their ...
Page 195
... Elémo was a certain Elimma , " s / o Mamo s / o Bagawo , while the brother who joined Gār was Gorei Mamo Bagawo , father of Guyyo , an old man who is still alive . This chronology is definitely telescoped . There are Elémo elders who ...
... Elémo was a certain Elimma , " s / o Mamo s / o Bagawo , while the brother who joined Gār was Gorei Mamo Bagawo , father of Guyyo , an old man who is still alive . This chronology is definitely telescoped . There are Elémo elders who ...
Contents
Alternative forms of inclusion of clans into major units | 2 |
Clan phratry tribe ethnic group as defined by empirical | 8 |
Sakuye clan list | 21 |
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Common terms and phrases
Abudo Afat age set age-set age-set system Ajuran Alganna almodo ancestors animals Ariaal Belesi Boran brand brothers called camels cattle ceremony chapter chuf circumcision claim clan relationships culture cycle D'ubsaħai d'ufe dabela Dambal Darood Degodia Diagram duub elders Elémo Ethiopia exogamy faħán father fula gaaf gaal Gaaldeilan Gaalorra Gabbra Malbe Gabbra Miigo gada system galaan Galbo Garre genealogy girl godaane guyya Guyyo Haberland Harrau Hawiyya hayyu herd inter-ethnic clan Iris isan Isiolo District Islam Jubaland kaan Karrayyu Kenya Lake Turkana lineage Lossa maal married Marsabit Matarbá migration milk moiety Muslim Nebei northern Kenya Odoola origin Oromo phratry qallu Quchabúr raided Rendille Rendille and Gabbra Rendille clan Rendille society Rengumo ritual Saale Sakuye Samburu Sanle Schlee settlement Sharbana she-camel sheikh slaughtered smallstock Somali sorio split subclan tokko traditions tribe Tubcha Turkana Usmalo waan Wajir Walemügge Wario Worr Yiblo