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 67
Quite independently of the cycle of twelve empirical lunar months the groups
under study calculate and mark the solar year. There are no leap months or other
mechanisms of the type Spencer (1973: 123) postulates to make the two cycles ...
Quite independently of the cycle of twelve empirical lunar months the groups
under study calculate and mark the solar year. There are no leap months or other
mechanisms of the type Spencer (1973: 123) postulates to make the two cycles ...
Page 68
As the whole cycle lasts 365 days, i.e. 52 weeks and 1 day, each year almodo is
concluded a day later in the weekly cycle than the previous year's almodo. A link
is thus established between the seven-year cycle and the days of the week: a ...
As the whole cycle lasts 365 days, i.e. 52 weeks and 1 day, each year almodo is
concluded a day later in the weekly cycle than the previous year's almodo. A link
is thus established between the seven-year cycle and the days of the week: a ...
Page 253
Legesse (1973: 193) illustrates this point with the two cycles of the gada system:
there are 5 gada classes (8 years each) per ... These combine to form a major
cycle of 7 x 40 = 280 years (= 7× 5 = 35 gada classes), after which the same
name ...
Legesse (1973: 193) illustrates this point with the two cycles of the gada system:
there are 5 gada classes (8 years each) per ... These combine to form a major
cycle of 7 x 40 = 280 years (= 7× 5 = 35 gada classes), after which the same
name ...
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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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