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 16
Similar to the übire 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 übire 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 .
Page 37
The centre of this network were the two qallu , priest - kings of the Boran , each of
whom stood for one of the moieties , Sabbo and Gona . The dependent peoples
paid livestock tribute to these qallu . This was not , however , a unilateral tax , but
...
The centre of this network were the two qallu , priest - kings of the Boran , each of
whom stood for one of the moieties , Sabbo and Gona . The dependent peoples
paid livestock tribute to these qallu . This was not , however , a unilateral tax , but
...
Page 190
The Sabbo 84 moiety has one major and three minor qallu , although from 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
...
The Sabbo 84 moiety has one major and three minor qallu , although from 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
...
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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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