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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Similar to the iibire of the Rendille, there are qallu lineages whose curse and
blessing are powerful in special measure. There are younger and older acting
qallu at the same time performing ritual tasks for their own and other age sets.
Similar to the iibire of the Rendille, there are qallu lineages whose curse and
blessing are powerful in special measure. There are younger and older acting
qallu at the same time performing ritual tasks for their own and other age sets.
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loose, internally peaceful association, in which they themselves, especially their
two qallu, were the undisputed centre of ritual power. Also the Warra Daaya kept
their eyes on Dirre and Liban, the heartland of the Boran. The centre of this ...
loose, internally peaceful association, in which they themselves, especially their
two qallu, were the undisputed centre of ritual power. Also the Warra Daaya kept
their eyes on Dirre and Liban, the heartland of the Boran. The centre of this ...
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the general Oromo pattern, in which there is only one qallu for the whole society,
one would have expected Sabbo to have no qallu at all, because there is a more
senior qallu, the one of Oditu, who belongs to the other moiety, Gona.
the general Oromo pattern, in which there is only one qallu for the whole society,
one would have expected Sabbo to have no qallu at all, because there is a more
senior qallu, the one of Oditu, who belongs to the other moiety, Gona.
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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 adopted age set age-set Ajuran Alganna ancestors animals asked became become believed belong birth Boran brand British brothers called camels cattle century ceremony chapter claim clan common course culture custom cycle described Diagram discussed duub east elders elements ethnic fact father gaal Gaaldeilan Gaalorra Gabbra Galbo Garre girl give given groups hand herd historical identity important Islam joined Kenya killed language later lineage lived lost marked marriage married means migration Miigo milk moiety moved Muslim northern Odoola origin Oromo phratry present qallu recent refer relationship Rendille ritual 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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