| 释义 |
Sebei|səˈbeɪ|
Also Sabei, Sapei, Savei.
[Native name.]
A people inhabiting parts of eastern Uganda and western Kenya; a member of this people; also, their Nilo-Hamitic language. Also attrib. or as adj.
1902H. Johnston Uganda Protectorate II. xix. 868 The Sabei men also hang to their locks of hair and to their ear-lobes rather striking ornaments. Ibid., The dwellings of the Sabei are like those of the Masaba Bantu tribes. 1935Thomas & Scott Uganda v. 86 Half-Hamitic languages are spoken by the Teso..and by the Sebei. 1953Trowell & Wachsmann Tribal Crafts of Uganda i. 50 The Sebei are members of another branch of the Nilo-Hamites, being very closely related to the Suk-Nandi group in Kenya. Ibid. 51 Both Karamaja and Sebei fit their gourds with leather thongs for carrying. 1963M. de K. Hemphill in Oliver & Mathew Hist. E. Afr. I. xi. 419 The Sapei were moving to the west, and the Kony to the north. 1967W. Goldschmidt Sebei Law p. vii, The first and outstanding debt is owed to the Sebei themselves, the officials, the informants, and the many citizens who helped to shape my image of Sebei customs. 1968P. Ladefoged et al. Lang. in Uganda ii. 81 Kupsabiny, the language spoken by the Sebei, has some likeness to its neighbour, Suk (or Pokot), but is otherwise distinct from any other members of the group. 1973Sci. Amer. July 77/1 Brideprice is the largest single outlay of goods that an ordinary Sebei makes in his lifetime. 1976Drum (E. Afr. ed.) Nov. 18/2 All the Kenya tribes of the Luo, Masai, Kisii, Baluhya, Turkana, Sebei, Teso, Suk, Pokot, Nandi, Marakwet, Samburu, and Elgeyo are my grand⁓children. 1977Savei [see Sapiny]. |