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 101
This is how the Gabbra then split . One part said , ' We will not become pagans '
and got lost to the east . Miigo and Garre said ' We will not become pagans ' and
left for the east . This part stayed here . Ta haft tan duub gubbe qodatan . Gargar
...
This is how the Gabbra then split . One part said , ' We will not become pagans '
and got lost to the east . Miigo and Garre said ' We will not become pagans ' and
left for the east . This part stayed here . Ta haft tan duub gubbe qodatan . Gargar
...
Page 157
From the start we can abandon the idea that an originally united PRS clan or
phratry Odoola was split in several parts in the course of the major ethnic splits
described in chapter 4 ( the flight from the Boran , etc. ) , because that would
imply that ...
From the start we can abandon the idea that an originally united PRS clan or
phratry Odoola was split in several parts in the course of the major ethnic splits
described in chapter 4 ( the flight from the Boran , etc. ) , because that would
imply that ...
Page 158
What remains of these traditions , if we allow for these terminological difficulties ,
is the synchronicity : the Odoola of ( today's ) Gabbra and of ( today's ) Rendille
are believed to have split from those Odoola who , at the same time , remained in
...
What remains of these traditions , if we allow for these terminological difficulties ,
is the synchronicity : the Odoola of ( today's ) Gabbra and of ( today's ) Rendille
are believed to have split from those Odoola who , at the same time , remained in
...
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Contents
Alternative forms of inclusion of clans into major units | 2 |
Sakuye clan list | 21 |
The settlement order of the Sakuye at the site of the hayyu and jaldab inaugurations | 23 |
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Common terms and phrases
According age set age-set Ajuran Alganna almodo ancestors animals asked became become believed belong Boran brand British brothers called camels cattle ceremony chapter claim clan common course culture custom cycle described Diagram discussed duub east elders 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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