| 释义 |
Kipsigis|ˈkɪpsɪgɪs|
[Native name.]
The name of a people inhabiting western Kenya, and their Nilotic language; a member of this people. Also attrib. or as adj.
1931Africa IV. 467 The Kipsigis and the other tribes speaking an almost identical language..are really pastoral in custom and thought, though they have ceased to be truly nomadic, like the Masai. 1939E. E. Evans-Pritchard in J. G. Peristiany Social Inst. Kipsigis p. xx, The Kipsigis are Nandi-speaking. Ibid. p. xxxi, The Kipsigis clan (oret) is a totemic non-exogamous group of persons. 1939J. G. Peristiany Ibid. i. 1 The Kipsigis, also called Kipsigi or Kipsigisiek, are better known to the European as Lumbwa, a misnomer of unknown origin, as none of the neighbouring tribes seems to be responsible for this name. Ibid. xii. 231 The Kipsigis text accompanies the translation for the better understanding of Kipsigis thought. 1947E. Afr. Ann. 1946–7 43/1 Nilo-Hamitic tribes such as the Nandi, Suk and Kipsigis. 1964A. N. Tucker in D. Abercrombie et al. Daniel Jones 445 The Kalenjin languages are spoken by two groups of non-Bantu speakers in the Rift Valley Province..the Nandi Group, comprising Nandi, Kipsigis, Keyo (‘Elgeyo’), Tugen (‘Kamasia’), Kony (‘Elgon’), Sabiny (‘Sabei’), and others. Ibid., The languages chosen here as representative are Nandi (with occasional reference to Kipsigis) and Western Päkot. 1971E. Afr. Standard (Nairobi) 10 Apr. 7/4 A fight..broke out between Kipsigis and Kisii tribesmen. |