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 27
... ancestor . A fast - growing branch of agnates splits often and therefore has to remember more ancestors to record the genealogical position of the resultant units in relation to each other than a demographically more stable branch that ...
... ancestor . A fast - growing branch of agnates splits often and therefore has to remember more ancestors to record the genealogical position of the resultant units in relation to each other than a demographically more stable branch that ...
Page 107
... ancestors of the Rendille , who in their turn are the ancestors of most Sakuye clans , and Hawiyya Somali . It specifies these Hawiyya as Biimal ( Bi'mal ) , over- looking that Bi'mal are not Hawiyya but Dir . Hawiyya and Dir , however ...
... ancestors of the Rendille , who in their turn are the ancestors of most Sakuye clans , and Hawiyya Somali . It specifies these Hawiyya as Biimal ( Bi'mal ) , over- looking that Bi'mal are not Hawiyya but Dir . Hawiyya and Dir , however ...
Page 153
... ancestors , which is not specified in time or space . The first man of Odoola was the eponymous ancestor of the lineage Keinán . While his son was out herding camels , he met another boy , who had come from the sky , and invited him ...
... ancestors , which is not specified in time or space . The first man of Odoola was the eponymous ancestor of the lineage Keinán . While his son was out herding camels , he met another boy , who had come from the sky , and invited him ...
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