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Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Original Title -- Original Copyright -- FOREWORD -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CONTENTS -- THE GALLA OF ETHIOPIA -- Introduction -- Note on Orthography -- Nomenclature and Tribal Grouping -- The names Oromo and Galla -- The Borana and the Baraytumā -- List of groups and tribes -- Physical characters -- Submerged classes or pariah groups -- Language and literature -- History -- Demography -- Physical Environment -- Main Features of Economy -- Livestock -- Agriculture -- Land tenure -- Food -- Calendar -- Division of labour -- Hunting -- Settlement pattern -- Slavery -- Trade -- Social Organization and Political Structure -- Social organization -- Political structure -- Political organization -- Legal procedure and sanctions -- Main Cultural Features -- Crafts -- Ritual and beliefs -- The Condition of the Galla in the 20th Century -- Bibliography -- 1. Ethiopic, Amharic and Galla records and documents -- 2. European sources -- 3. Maps of Galla land -- THE KINGDOM OF KAFA -- Note on Orthography -- Introduction -- Nomenclature -- Divisions of the People -- Language -- History -- Demography -- Physical Environment -- Main Featuresof Economy -- Social Organization and Political Structure -- Main Cultural Features -- The ManjŌ -- THE KINGDOM OF JANJERO -- Introduction -- Nomenclature -- Language -- History -- Physical Environmentand Demography -- Physical and Moral Characters -- Main Features of Economy -- Social Organization and Political Structure -- Main Cultural Features -- Bibliography -- 1. Kafa -- 2. Janjero -- Index

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Original Title -- FOREWORD -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CONTENTS -- The Southern Nilo-Hamites -- Introduction -- Nomenclature -- Grouping -- Tribal traditions -- Cultural summary -- Language -- I. Nandi Group -- The Nandi -- History -- Demography -- Physical environment -- Main features of economy -- Social organization and political structure -- Main cultural features -- The Kipsikis or "Lumbwa" -- History -- Demography -- Physical environment -- Main features of economy -- Social organization and political structure -- Main cultural features -- The Dorobo of the North Tindiret Forest (Kipkurerek) -- History -- Demography -- Physical environment -- Main features of economy -- Social organization and political structure -- Main cultural features -- The Dorobo of Kidoŋ (Keriita) -- The Keyo or Elgeyo -- Demography -- Physical environment -- Main features of economy -- Social organization and political structure -- Main cultural features -- Remaining tribes of the Nandi group: the Kamasya or Tuken, Sapei, and Kony -- History -- Demography and physical environment -- Main features of economy -- Political structure -- Main cultural features -- The Suk -- History -- Demography -- Physical environment -- Main features of economy -- Social organization and political structure -- Main cultural features -- The Endo and Marakuet -- Demography -- Economic and cultural features -- The Barabaig -- History -- Demography -- Physical environment -- Main features of economy -- Social organization and political structure -- Main cultural features -- II. Masai Group -- The Masai -- History -- Demography -- Physical environment -- Main features of economy -- The agricultural Masai -- Social organization and political structure -- Main cultural features -- III. Unclassified Peoples -- The Iraqw Cluster -- History -- Demography

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Original Title -- FOREWORD -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- THE NILO-HAMITES: GENERAL INTRODUCTION -- Grouping -- Traditions of the Northern Group -- Traditions of the Central Group -- Traditions of the Southern Group -- Cultural summary -- Political organization -- Age-sets -- Bodily mutilations -- Religion -- Physical characters -- Comparative tables to illustrate Nilo-Hamitic cultures -- INTRODUCTION TO THE NORTHERN NILO-HAMITES -- Nomenclature -- Distribution and grouping -- Language -- Sketch of the history of the Southern Sudan in the 19th century -- Cultural summary -- Modern administration -- Physical environment -- I. BARI STOCK -- The Bari -- Demography -- Physical environment -- Main features of economy -- Social organization and political structure -- Main cultural features -- The Kuku -- Demography -- Main features of economy -- Social organization and political structure -- Main cultural features -- The Kakwa -- Demography -- Main features of economy -- Social organization and political structure -- Main cultural features -- The Marshia -- The Mondari -- Demography -- Physical environment -- Main features of economy -- Social organization and political structure -- Main cultural features -- The Pöjulu -- Demography -- Main features of economy -- Social and political organization -- Main cultural features -- The Nyangbara -- The Nyepu -- II. LULUBA-LOKOYA STOCK -- The Luluba -- The Lokoya -- Demography -- Main features of economy -- Social organization and political structure -- Main cultural features -- III. LOTUKO STOCK -- The Lotuko -- Demography -- Main features of economy -- Social organization and political structure -- Main cultural features -- Note on Lopit, Lowudo, and Lomya -- The Laŋo -- Demography -- Main features of economy -- Social organization and political structure

This book examines the political structure of the Nandi tribe in the first half of the twentieth century and contains chapters on the following: · Land divisions and local authorities · Age-sets · War organisation · Administrative changes · Law · Religion. First published in 1953