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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married by a Gabbra or a Sakuye would not be allowed to ' tie the ewe ' for the
ritual washing for almado or to participate in these camel - oriented rituals in
many other ways . For this reason Gabbra and Sakuye should not marry Boran
girls .
married by a Gabbra or a Sakuye would not be allowed to ' tie the ewe ' for the
ritual washing for almado or to participate in these camel - oriented rituals in
many other ways . For this reason Gabbra and Sakuye should not marry Boran
girls .
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The day that the Gabbra married Boran girls was that day . Even now they
refused to marry them the Boran way and married them in the Muslim way .
Dubbr Gabbri fuut ammá - lle aki haad hidan , hid ' aa - lle . Ammá - lle mata hag
isiin orosá ...
The day that the Gabbra married Boran girls was that day . Even now they
refused to marry them the Boran way and married them in the Muslim way .
Dubbr Gabbri fuut ammá - lle aki haad hidan , hid ' aa - lle . Ammá - lle mata hag
isiin orosá ...
Page 160
One says that Hassan Buro permitted those of his children to marry who did not
directly follow each other in the sequence of births . From other accounts it
appears that Tulo , the son of his wife , married a daughter of Hassan Buro , i.e.
his half ...
One says that Hassan Buro permitted those of his children to marry who did not
directly follow each other in the sequence of births . From other accounts it
appears that Tulo , the son of his wife , married a daughter of Hassan Buro , i.e.
his half ...
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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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