Samburu
/samˈbʊruː
/noun (plural same)
1A member of a mainly pastoral people of northern Kenya.I doubt if you get the kind of laughter in the slums of Johannesburg or Nairobi that you still experience among the Samburu in Northern Kenya....
- Seneiya is a proud Samburu by birth but her broad-based education has given her a different perspective to her tribal contemporaries.
- For instance, the battle dance of the Samburu contains fierce jumping motions, which simulate actions of a raid.
2 [mass noun] The Nilotic language of the Samburu.Major ethnic languages in Kenya include Kikuyu, Luo, Kiluyia, Kikamba, Samburu, Maasai, and others....
- The El Molo mainly speak Samburu now, a slightly different dialect.
adjective
Relating to the Samburu or their language.The main lodge stretched above a sandy river bank, shaded by trees where one could look across the river and see Samburu tribesmen and their herds....
- During the twentieth century, Samburu women started to adopt beaded necklaces, among them the flat necklaces of the Maasai, and gradually stopped making the mporro.
- Up to 200 members of the Masai and Samburu communities are seeking compensation for the deaths of as many as 50 people killed by unexploded munitions.
Origin
A local name.
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