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 100
The Rendille themselves for the most part do not think that they became
separated from anybody , but that many peoples on earth became separated
from them . The nucleus of Rendille - the senior clans of both moieties – have
mythical ...
The Rendille themselves for the most part do not think that they became
separated from anybody , but that many peoples on earth became separated
from them . The nucleus of Rendille - the senior clans of both moieties – have
mythical ...
Page 121
[ The Boran nearly became exasperated . ] ' Ah , what is wrong with these people
? ' Finally a meagre grey ox with long horns and a tail which was dangling down
to the earth was brought and they accepted it . ( Finally the question of their ...
[ The Boran nearly became exasperated . ] ' Ah , what is wrong with these people
? ' Finally a meagre grey ox with long horns and a tail which was dangling down
to the earth was brought and they accepted it . ( Finally the question of their ...
Page 182
69 Gaaldeilan that day became part of this clan . There they got each other . So
they are brothers , and the boy is just of this clan ( Nebei ] . ( Eisimbasele ) If we
recall what we learned in chapter 2 about patres and genitores , it becomes clear
...
69 Gaaldeilan that day became part of this clan . There they got each other . So
they are brothers , and the boy is just of this clan ( Nebei ] . ( Eisimbasele ) If we
recall what we learned in chapter 2 about patres and genitores , it becomes clear
...
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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 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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