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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From the perspective of a clan, its representations in different ethnic groups are
subunits, while the clan as a whole might not be demographically smaller or
sociologically less important than any single ethnic unit. This double hierarchy
can be ...
From the perspective of a clan, its representations in different ethnic groups are
subunits, while the clan as a whole might not be demographically smaller or
sociologically less important than any single ethnic unit. This double hierarchy
can be ...
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RENDILLE CLAN STRUCTURE “Rendille' in its widest sense denotes all those
who speak Rendille. These include the nine clans of “Rendille proper', or 'white'
Rendille as they occasionally call themselves and are called by their neighbours.
RENDILLE CLAN STRUCTURE “Rendille' in its widest sense denotes all those
who speak Rendille. These include the nine clans of “Rendille proper', or 'white'
Rendille as they occasionally call themselves and are called by their neighbours.
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Bátarr, like the DaChi of an exogamous clan, do not marry each other but “
respect' each other as MoSiSo and MoSiDa. In the strict sense, Odoola is not a
clan, but, like its Gabbra equivalent, a phratry or confederation of clans. As
Odoola ...
Bátarr, like the DaChi of an exogamous clan, do not marry each other but “
respect' each other as MoSiSo and MoSiDa. In the strict sense, Odoola is not a
clan, but, like its Gabbra equivalent, a phratry or confederation of clans. As
Odoola ...
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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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