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 101
Even now they refused to marry them the Boran way and married them in the
Muslim way . ... This is the common way of referring to the Muslim marriage
contract , which , however , can only be recognised in Gabbra customs with a lot
of good ...
Even now they refused to marry them the Boran way and married them in the
Muslim way . ... This is the common way of referring to the Muslim marriage
contract , which , however , can only be recognised in Gabbra customs with a lot
of good ...
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 ...
Page 206
As nobody wanted to marry her and as her father insisted that her younger sisters
could not be married before , none of the girls was married . When the young boy
grew up he insisted on branding his camels , the progeny of his mother's beast ...
As nobody wanted to marry her and as her father insisted that her younger sisters
could not be married before , none of the girls was married . When the young boy
grew up he insisted on branding his camels , the progeny of his mother's beast ...
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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 |
Copyright | |
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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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