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 55
Before you spent ten nights in that settlement place , one does not migrate . ...
and they say , tomorrow night , Sunday , one does not migrate , then there are
two things ( to do ) , two things happen : you stay , there is no migration ; if they
cannot ...
Before you spent ten nights in that settlement place , one does not migrate . ...
and they say , tomorrow night , Sunday , one does not migrate , then there are
two things ( to do ) , two things happen : you stay , there is no migration ; if they
cannot ...
Page 92
There are basically two versions of this tale : one about an eastward migration
into southern Somalia and back , and another about a migration to a land Iris ,
west of Lake Turkana ( Rudolph ) , and back . Some informants try to reconcile
both ...
There are basically two versions of this tale : one about an eastward migration
into southern Somalia and back , and another about a migration to a land Iris ,
west of Lake Turkana ( Rudolph ) , and back . Some informants try to reconcile
both ...
Page 122
An galtu ballet arge , warr gos kiyya ka durri ballet arge ' ( ' I have found migrants
who had got lost , I have found people of ... THE MIGRATION TO IRIS In the
Gabbra Migo version of the account of the long trek the Miigo are those who were
left ...
An galtu ballet arge , warr gos kiyya ka durri ballet arge ' ( ' I have found migrants
who had got lost , I have found people of ... THE MIGRATION TO IRIS In the
Gabbra Migo version of the account of the long trek the Miigo are those who were
left ...
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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 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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