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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Page 147
ODOOLA Groups which refer to themselves as Odoola or Adoola can be found
among the Rendille, the Gabbra and the Garre, and two lineages, which among
the Rendille and/or the Gabbra are part of Odoola, appear among the Sakuye as
...
ODOOLA Groups which refer to themselves as Odoola or Adoola can be found
among the Rendille, the Gabbra and the Garre, and two lineages, which among
the Rendille and/or the Gabbra are part of Odoola, appear among the Sakuye as
...
Page 152
The people who were together in the area were Odoola and Gaar. So Odoola
calculated and calculated, not like you calculate the month [a lunar date; because
Almado follows the solar year], that night when he burned himself, they say it was
...
The people who were together in the area were Odoola and Gaar. So Odoola
calculated and calculated, not like you calculate the month [a lunar date; because
Almado follows the solar year], that night when he burned himself, they say it was
...
Page 162
There are many parallel examples among the older men, among whom Orto is
the most prominent. Since the late nineteenth century emigration from the
Rendille to the Gabbra has not only affected Odoola, but Odoola more than other
clans.
There are many parallel examples among the older men, among whom Orto is
the most prominent. Since the late nineteenth century emigration from the
Rendille to the Gabbra has not only affected Odoola, but Odoola more than other
clans.
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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
According adopted age set age-set Ajuran Alganna ancestors animals asked became become believed belong birth Boran brand British brothers called camels cattle century ceremony chapter claim clan common course culture custom cycle described Diagram discussed duub east elders elements ethnic fact father gaal Gaaldeilan Gaalorra Gabbra Galbo Garre girl give given groups hand herd historical identity important Islam joined Kenya killed language later lineage lived lost marked marriage married means migration Miigo milk moiety moved Muslim northern Odoola origin Oromo phratry present qallu recent refer relationship Rendille ritual Saale Sakuye Samburu Schlee seen senior separated settlement shared side similar social society Somali sons sorio split stayed subclan traditions tribe woman women
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 for the International African Institute, 1989 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 8 Oct 2008 |
| ISBN | 0719030102, 9780719030109 |
| Length | 278 pages |
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