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 105
... moved to Giumbo , near the mouth of the river Juba , but after being repeatedly attacked were forced to cross the river and eventually moved north to Merca . A second group of Garre moved to the coast and then crossed to the Dundas ...
... moved to Giumbo , near the mouth of the river Juba , but after being repeatedly attacked were forced to cross the river and eventually moved north to Merca . A second group of Garre moved to the coast and then crossed to the Dundas ...
Page 108
... moved , a girl is in there , a warrior boy is in there , they shifted . The Ford of Gowin [ Gobuin , upriver from Kismayu ] it is called , the place from where those people moved , that day they crossed , Gowin is a place , you have to ...
... moved , a girl is in there , a warrior boy is in there , they shifted . The Ford of Gowin [ Gobuin , upriver from Kismayu ] it is called , the place from where those people moved , that day they crossed , Gowin is a place , you have to ...
Page 111
... moved along that road . They did not take the road to Isiolo , [ they stayed ] on this side , [ it was ] bush , the country was pathless . That river Waso came from the right side and they moved west [ along it ] . They moved when the ...
... moved along that road . They did not take the road to Isiolo , [ they stayed ] on this side , [ it was ] bush , the country was pathless . That river Waso came from the right side and they moved west [ along it ] . They moved when the ...
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
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