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 26
SOMALI CLAN STRUCTURE The juxtaposition of Somali on the one hand and
Gabbra and Rendille on the other may appear incongruous because the Somali
are an internally strongly differentiated nation of several million people while the
...
SOMALI CLAN STRUCTURE The juxtaposition of Somali on the one hand and
Gabbra and Rendille on the other may appear incongruous because the Somali
are an internally strongly differentiated nation of several million people while the
...
Page 47
Finally , in 1934 , the British legalised the new state of affairs and incorporated
the Ajuran territory into the Somali area - an act which amounted to shifting the
Galla - Somali line westwards . 14 The Boran were thus badly paid for accepting
and ...
Finally , in 1934 , the British legalised the new state of affairs and incorporated
the Ajuran territory into the Somali area - an act which amounted to shifting the
Galla - Somali line westwards . 14 The Boran were thus badly paid for accepting
and ...
Page 52
Somali and had to defend themselves against their raids . But instead of joining
forces with the Sakuye the government forces preferred to destroy the purported
Somali food supply and machine - gunned the Sakuye camel herds .
Somali and had to defend themselves against their raids . But instead of joining
forces with the Sakuye the government forces preferred to destroy the purported
Somali food supply and machine - gunned the Sakuye camel herds .
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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 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
According age set age-set Ajuran Alganna almodo ancestors animals asked became become believed belong Boran British brothers called camels cattle ceremony chapter claim clan common course culture custom cycle described Diagram discussed duub east elders elements established ethnic fact father gaal Gaalorra Gabbra Galbo Garre girl give given groups hand herd identity important Islam joined Kenya killed language later lineage lived lost marked marriage married means migration Miigo milk moiety months moved Muslim northern Odoola origin Oromo phratry present qallu recent refer relationship Rendille ritual rules 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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