Identities on the Move: Clanship and Pastoralism in Northern KenyaManchester University Press for the International African Institute, 1989 - 278 pages Clan 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 63
... months Sondeer I , Sondeer II and Daga ( in Gabbra usage , Somdeera I and II and Yaga ) , are part of the proto ... months in Table 5 shows how the domestic sorio are spaced over the twelve - month cycle . ( The solar year is treated as ...
... months Sondeer I , Sondeer II and Daga ( in Gabbra usage , Somdeera I and II and Yaga ) , are part of the proto ... months in Table 5 shows how the domestic sorio are spaced over the twelve - month cycle . ( The solar year is treated as ...
Page 66
... months are camel months , then the two consecutive months of Ragarr are the opposite . One should never give away a camel or any other stock in Ragarr ; nor should one give a girl in marriage . Most restrictions again concern camels ...
... months are camel months , then the two consecutive months of Ragarr are the opposite . One should never give away a camel or any other stock in Ragarr ; nor should one give a girl in marriage . Most restrictions again concern camels ...
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... months for sorio are three : the Somdeer are two , Yaka is the third ; keep these three months holy [ literally : ' make them strong ' , ' take them as some- thing strong ' ] and do not let them pass , hold sorio [ literally ...
... months for sorio are three : the Somdeer are two , Yaka is the third ; keep these three months holy [ literally : ' make them strong ' , ' take them as some- thing strong ' ] and do not let them pass , hold sorio [ literally ...
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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Identities on the Move: Clanship and Pastoralism in Northern Kenya Günther Schlee Limited preview - 1989 |
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Common terms and phrases
Abudo Afat age set age-set age-set system Ajuran Alganna almodo ancestors animals Ariaal Belesi Boran brand brothers called camels cattle ceremony chapter chuf circumcision claim clan relationships culture cycle D'ubsaħai d'ufe dabela Dambal Darood Degodia Diagram duub elders Elémo Ethiopia exogamy faħán father fula gaaf gaal Gaaldeilan Gaalorra Gabbra Malbe Gabbra Miigo gada system galaan Galbo Garre genealogy girl godaane guyya Guyyo Haberland Harrau Hawiyya hayyu herd inter-ethnic clan Iris isan Isiolo District Islam Jubaland kaan Karrayyu Kenya Lake Turkana lineage Lossa maal married Marsabit Matarbá migration milk moiety Muslim Nebei northern Kenya Odoola origin Oromo phratry qallu Quchabúr raided Rendille Rendille and Gabbra Rendille clan Rendille society Rengumo ritual Saale Sakuye Samburu Sanle Schlee settlement Sharbana she-camel sheikh slaughtered smallstock Somali sorio split subclan tokko traditions tribe Tubcha Turkana Usmalo waan Wajir Walemügge Wario Worr Yiblo