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 77
This means that the girls cannot marry for two age - set cycles after their fathers
and one before their brothers , as other Rendille girls do , but have to wait until
their brothers are about to marry . They are clitoridectomised in the Monday year
...
This means that the girls cannot marry for two age - set cycles after their fathers
and one before their brothers , as other Rendille girls do , but have to wait until
their brothers are about to marry . They are clitoridectomised in the Monday year
...
Page 181
The qallu were his brothers . The other one came towards the side of the Rendille
. He met Fofén with the Black Camels ( the ancestor of the Nebei subclan of
Saale ) . ( Barowa Ad'icharreh ) In another version gallu is not used as the name
of ...
The qallu were his brothers . The other one came towards the side of the Rendille
. He met Fofén with the Black Camels ( the ancestor of the Nebei subclan of
Saale ) . ( Barowa Ad'icharreh ) In another version gallu is not used as the name
of ...
Page 183
You have killed my brother , look , wait for me ! ' ' Brother , do not kill me , do not
curse me , let us adopt each other ! This is how he implored him . ( Barowa Ad'
icharreh ) The other side , Nebei , describes the behaviour of Gaalorra as not so ...
You have killed my brother , look , wait for me ! ' ' Brother , do not kill me , do not
curse me , let us adopt each other ! This is how he implored him . ( Barowa Ad'
icharreh ) The other side , Nebei , describes the behaviour of Gaalorra as not so ...
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Contents
Alternative forms of inclusion of clans into major units | 2 |
Sakuye clan list | 21 |
The settlement order of the Sakuye at the site of the hayyu and jaldab inaugurations | 23 |
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Common terms and phrases
According age set age-set Ajuran Alganna almodo ancestors animals asked became become believed belong Boran brand British brothers called camels cattle ceremony chapter claim clan common course culture custom cycle described Diagram discussed duub east elders 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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