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 251
In my Boran texts, underlined vowel graphemes have a different meaning: they
refer to mute vowels, also called vowel-coloured breaths. 87 Dadio Arbele,
interview cited above. Here he gives the late chief Chudugle, a Rendille with
Muslim ...
In my Boran texts, underlined vowel graphemes have a different meaning: they
refer to mute vowels, also called vowel-coloured breaths. 87 Dadio Arbele,
interview cited above. Here he gives the late chief Chudugle, a Rendille with
Muslim ...
Page 253
Among the Gabbra I found daji explained as referring to events that recur in the
9th cycle of seven years, while ... 124 This informant likes to refer to the Gabbra
as Boran, stressing the wider political affiliation instead of the ethnicity. To avoid ...
Among the Gabbra I found daji explained as referring to events that recur in the
9th cycle of seven years, while ... 124 This informant likes to refer to the Gabbra
as Boran, stressing the wider political affiliation instead of the ethnicity. To avoid ...
Page 254
140 As the Dambitu even today are a substantial clan among the Boran, this can
only refer to a part of that clan. 141 Using the same word as for the Boran high
priests. 142 This implies that the diverse Gabbra phratries sent delegations to
their ...
140 As the Dambitu even today are a substantial clan among the Boran, this can
only refer to a part of that clan. 141 Using the same word as for the Boran high
priests. 142 This implies that the diverse Gabbra phratries sent delegations to
their ...
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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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