单词 | samburu |
释义 | Samburun.adj. A. n. a. A pastoral people of mixed Hamitic stock inhabiting northern Kenya; a member of this people. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of East Africa > [noun] > peoples with Nilotic or Hamitic mixture Masai1857 Kavirondo1870 Samburu1896 Nandi1902 Karamojo1911 Kalenjin1959 1896 W. A. Chanler Through Jungle & Desert vii. 306 On our way to the new zeriba we were approached by a band of 100 Samburu. 1947 E. Afr. Ann. 1946–7 41/2 The Samburu..are closely associated with the Masai and are called from the Masai word ‘Samburer’ which means ‘butterfly’. 1959 A. Moorehead No Room in Ark iv. 100 The Samburu..are a tall fine slender people with something of the ancient Egyptians about them. 1976 D. Topolski Muzungu xiv. 223 An uncircumcised man is still considered to be a boy amongst the Samburu. b. The Nilotic language of this people. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Nilo-Saharan languages > [noun] > Nilotic group of > Eastern Masai1857 Teso1901 Karamojo1961 Samburu1964 1964 J. Hillaby Journey to Jade Sea 81 Lelean said something uncomplimentary in Samburu. 1976 D. Topolski Muzungu xiv. 222 He answered, just as chattily in Samburu. B. adj. Of or pertaining to this people or their language. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of East Africa > [adjective] > peoples with Nilotic or Hamitic mixture Masai1857 Samburu1896 Nandi1909 Kalenjin1957 1896 W. A. Chanler Through Jungle & Desert vii. 281 They said they had originally belonged to the Berkenedji or Samburu tribe. 1927 W. M. Ross Kenya from Within xxiv. 436 Heavy pressure was brought to bear on the local Government to grant land in actual use by the Samburu tribe to one or more of the European sheep-ranchers. 1965 P. Spencer Samburu p. xxii Pardopa clan was typical of less than a half of the Samburu clans. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.adj.1896 |
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