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Maasai: see Masai Masai or Maasai (mäsī`), a largely nomadic pastoral people of E Africa, chiefly in Kenya and Tanzania. ..... Click the link for more information. . Masaior MaasaiNomadic herders of southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. They speak a language (usually called Maa) of the Nilo-Saharan family. Numbering some 900,000, the Masai subsist almost entirely on the meat, blood, and milk of their cattle herds. A kraal, consisting of a large circular thornbush fence around a ring of mud-dung houses, holds four to eight families and their herds. Polygamy is common among older men. All men are grouped into age sets. Young men traditionally live in isolation in the bush for varying lengths of time in order to develop strength, courage, and endurance. See also Nilot. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I was particularly attracted to his discussion comparing the African Creed of the Maasai people of East Africa and the Nicene Creed. In some cases, as with the Maasai people of East Africa, sources say that local councils have gained some control over park revenues, but corruption in the process has meant that little has filtered down to local people. The clinic site is the Mbirikani Group Ranch, a 300,000-acre compound 125 miles southeast of Nairobi, home to indigenous Maasai people. |
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