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Maasai
Maasai may refer to: *Maasai people *Maasai language *Maasai mythology * MAASAI (band) See also * Masai (other) Masai may refer to: *Masai, Johor, a town in Malaysia * Masai Plateau, a plateau in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India *Maasai people, an ethnic group in East Africa *Maasai language, language of the Maasai ethnic group * Masai (name), Kenyan / African n ... * Massai {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages Maasai People were a very old tribe in the sorthern part of Africa. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maasai People
The Maasai (;) are a Nilotic peoples, Nilotic ethnic group inhabiting northern, central and southern Kenya and northern Tanzania, near the African Great Lakes region.Maasai - Introduction Jens Fincke, 2000–2003 Their native language is the Maasai language, a Nilotic languages, Nilotic language related to Dinka language, Dinka, Kalenjin languages, Kalenjin and Nuer language, Nuer. Except for some elders living in rural areas, most Maasai people speak the official languages of Kenya and Tanzania—Swahili language, Swahili and English language, English. The Maasai population has been reported as numbering 1,189,522 in Kenya in the 2019 census compared to 377,089 in the 1989 census. However, many Maasai view the census as government meddling and either refuse to participate or actively pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maasai Language
Maasai (previously spelled ''Masai'') or Maa ( ; autonym: ''ɔl Maa'') is an Eastern Nilotic language spoken in Southern Kenya and Northern Tanzania by the Maasai people, numbering about 1.5 million. It is closely related to the other Maa varieties: Samburu (or Sampur), the language of the Samburu people of central Kenya, Chamus, spoken south and southeast of Lake Baringo (sometimes regarded as a dialect of Samburu); and Parakuyu of Tanzania. The Maasai, Samburu, il-Chamus and Parakuyu peoples are historically related and all refer to their language as . Properly speaking, "Maa" refers to the language and the culture and "Maasai" refers to the people "who speak Maa". Phonology The Maasai variety of as spoken in southern Kenya and Tanzania has 30 contrasting phonemes, including a series of implosive consonants. In Maasai, tone has a very productive role, conveying a wide range of grammatical and semantic functions. Consonants In the table of consonant phonemes bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maasai Mythology
The Maasai religion encompasses the traditional beliefs of the Maasai people of Kenya and Tanzania. Traditional beliefs In Maasai culture, nature and its elements are important facets of their religion. Enkai (also called ''Engai'') is the androgynous Supreme Creator, possessing both masculine and feminine principles. The Maasai refer to Ngai's primordial dwelling as "Ol Doinyo Lengai" which literally means "The Mountain of God", which they believe is in Northern Tanzania. Asante, Molefi Kete; Mazama, Ama; ''Encyclopedia of African Religion, Volume 1'', SAGE (2009), p. 427, (retrieved March 18, 2020/ref> Ngai or Enkai's name is synonymous to "rain." In Maasai religion, the ''Laibon'' (plural: ''Laiboni'') intercedes between the world of the living and the Creator. They are the Maasai's high priests and diviners. In addition to organizing and presiding over religious ceremonies—including sacrifice and libation, they also heal the living, physically and spiritually.Asant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masai (other)
Masai may refer to: *Masai, Johor, a town in Malaysia * Masai Plateau, a plateau in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India *Maasai people, an ethnic group in East Africa *Maasai language, language of the Maasai ethnic group * Masai (name), Kenyan / African name See also * Kota Masai, a township in Pasir Gudang, Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia *Masai giraffe (''Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi''), also known as the Maasai Giraffe or Kilimanjaro Giraffe, the largest subspecies of giraffe and the tallest land mammal * Masai ostrich, subspecies of ostrich * Sire Ma (馬賽; pinyin: Mǎ Sài; born 1987), a Chinese actress and beauty pageant titleholder *Marseille, a city in France, written as 馬賽 or 马赛 for Chinese Mandarin *Maasai Mara Maasai Mara, sometimes also spelt Masai Mara and locally known simply as The Mara, is a large national game reserve in Narok County, Kenya, contiguous with the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. It is named in honour of the Maasai people, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MAASAI
Maasai may refer to: *Maasai people *Maasai language *Maasai mythology * MAASAI (band) See also * Masai (other) Masai may refer to: *Masai, Johor, a town in Malaysia * Masai Plateau, a plateau in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India *Maasai people, an ethnic group in East Africa *Maasai language, language of the Maasai ethnic group * Masai (name), Kenyan / African n ... * Massai {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages Maasai People were a very old tribe in the sorthern part of Africa. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massai
Massai (also known as: Masai, Massey, Massi, Mah–sii, Massa, Wasse, Wassil, Wild, Sand Coyote or by the nickname "Big Foot" Massai) was a member of the Mimbres/Mimbreños local group of the Chihenne band of the Chiricahua Apache. He was a warrior who was captured, but escaped from a train that was sending the scouts and renegades to Florida to be held with Geronimo and Chihuahua. It is possible that Massai's true Apache name was ''Nogusea'' (meaning "crazy", according to Jason Betzinez and James Kaywaykla); he was enlisted as a member of Chatto's band as known as ''Ma-Che''. Life Born to White Cloud and Little Star at Mescal Mountain, Arizona, near Globe. He later married a local Chiricahua and they had two children. Massai later met Geronimo, who was recruiting Apache to fight American settlers and soldiers. Massai and a Tonkawa named Gray Lizard agreed to join Geronimo, who instructed them to lay in supplies of arms, food, and ammunition.Ball, pp. 249–252 Other sources ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
