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for storing crops, such as millet and other crops. The
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To the north of the (Uganda) railway the Lake shore rises up into the Nandi country and Uasin Gishu plateau. To the south is a little-known region lying between the Mau range and the Lake, various parts of which bear the name Ugaya, Kossova and Lumbwa. Ugaya is the part nearest to the Lake, thickly
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Abagusii cultivated finger millet, sorgum, barley, pumpkin, and other native crops; ox-drawn plows and iron hoes were used for cultivating crops. However, the Abagusii were mainly pastoralists and hunter-gatherers who primarily relied on their cattle, goats, sheep,
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alongside drums and flutes. Some of the notable musicians from the
Abagusii community include: Nyashinski, Rajiv Okemwa Raj, Ringtone, Mwalimu Arisi O'sababu, Christopher Monyoncho, Sungusia, Sagero, Riakimai '91 Jazz, Bonyakoni Kirwanda junior band, Mr Ong'eng'o, Grandmaster Masese, Deepac Braxx
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and to a lesser extent, poultry for food. In the 19th century, Europeans introduced tea, coffee, bananas/plantains, and most importantly, maize. By the 1920s, maize quickly replaced finger millet and sorghum as a staple and cash crop. By the 1930s, tea and coffee had become major cash crops.
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Traditionally, Abagusii society divided labor between men and women. Women were expected to cook, brew, clean, cultivate and process crops, and fetch water and firewood; men were expected to herd, build houses and fences, clear crop fields, among other duties. Men were less involved in crop
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During the pre-colonial period, Abagusii produced iron tools, weapons, decorations, wooden implements, pottery, and baskets. The Abagusii also imported pottery from the neighbouring Luo community. Blacksmiths and other occupations that worked with iron and iron ore were highly respected and
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cultivation compared to women. Herding was primarily carried out by boys and unmarried men, and girls and unmarried women helped with crop cultivation. This division of labor has broken down over time, and women have gradually taken over many of the men's traditional duties.
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A typical Gusii house has conical grass thatched roofs, and is typically round, though sometimes rectangular, in shape. Today, Gusii houses are still similar, though corrugated iron sheets and stone is sometimes used for the roofs and walls.
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expression "Inka Sobo", meaning their home. The endonym is Abagusii (plural), and Omogusii (singular); the language spoken by the people is Ekegusii. The term "Gusii" supposedly comes from Mogusii, the founder of the community.
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among other local green leaves consumed as vegetables. It's served with milk, particularly sour milk from livestock; it can also be served with any other stew. The Ekegusii word for "having a meal"
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currency, and goats served a lower valued currency. Barter trade between the Abagusii and the Luo took place at border markets and Abagusii farms, and was mainly carried out by women.
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at large, has been inhabited since the Neolithic period. As a result, its settlers have diverse origins. The first settlers were likely hunter/gathers similar to the
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The typical Gusii family unit is composed of a man, his wives, and their children, living on the same land. This was divided into two components: the homestead ("
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Bantu-speaking groups were cut off from the Abagusii. The Bantu-speaking groups in contact with the Abagusii in pre-colonial Kenya include the
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The oral tradition of the Abagusii holds that their ancestors migrated from a place called Misiri, north of Mt. Elgon, possibly in present-day
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the Gusii society, but others, particularly the Nubi, never assimilated and still maintain their original settlement in Kisii town.
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influential members of Abagusii society, despite not forming a distinct societal caste; smithing was largely carried out by men.
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language, among Abagusii. The Abagusii believe that Engoro created the Universe, and was the source of all life. The sun ('
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2466:Gusii woman sitting in front of a hut ca.1916–1938
3631:LeVine, Robert A., and Barbara B. LeVine (1966).
3410:"On the Languages of Western and Southern Africa"
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3317:Africa from the Twelfth to the Sixteenth Century
3314:Niane, Djibril Tamsir; Joseph, Ki-Zerbo (1998).
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2781:, Minister of Education, then of Foreign Affairs
3684:Kisii-English English-Kisii Language Dictionary
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3216:The Civilizations of Africa: a History to 1800
3056:The Civilizations of Africa: a History to 1800
2817:, Member of Parliament for Kitutu East/Masaba.
2219:population in the United States (particularly
1729:counties, all of which were within the former
3709:
3640:Mothers and Wives: Gusii Women of East Africa
3021:
3019:
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2492:The Abagusii traditionally play a large bass
2290:Relationship with East African Bantu speakers
1952:Gusii woman in native ornaments ca. 1905–1907
1651:
1261:The Kenya Schools and Colleges Drama Festival
8:
2948:"'Misri' Legends in East and Central Africa"
2643:The traditional Gusii compound had elevated
2341:Etymology of Bantu and relevance to Abagusii
1868:. However, the inclusion of Abagusii in the
53:
3619:Child Care and Culture: Lessons from Africa
3049:
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1900:languages to be rather distinct from other
3716:
3702:
3694:
3661:International African Institute Memorandum
3656:, no. 18. London: Oxford University Press.
3635:, vol. 2. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
3382:"The Kenyan Diaspora in the United States"
2648:Abagusii to live in dispersed homesteads.
2416:Gusiiland due to high population density.
1944:Gusii woman in native attire ca. 1905–1907
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3243:. Vol. 7. Helmut Buske. p. 11.
3203:. Nairobi: Ekegusii Encyclopedia Project.
3201:Authoritative Ekegusii-English Dictionary
3172:The Encyclopedia of World Cultures CD-ROM
2402:Gusii women grinding millet ca. 1916–1938
2142:The British introduced new immigrants to
3663:no. 24. London: Oxford University Press.
3621:. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
3535:Uppsala Studies in Cultural Anthropology
3414:Transactions of the Philological Society
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2744:Traditional Gusii leaders ca. 1916–1938.
2664:, as well as fruits, vegetables, birds,
1960:Three Gusii women walking ca. 1916–1938.
1256:Kenya Institute of Puppet Theatre (KIPT)
3642:. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
2827:
997:
361:Olorgesailie Aechulean hand axe culture
260:
2548:'; this God is also popularly called '
1809:people, which originated from west of
1773:, emerged from East African Neolithic
1694:ethnic group and nation indigenous to
207:
3266:Culture History in the Southern Sudan
7:
3441:Southwestern Journal of Anthropology
2090:to the area began in 1 AD. Several
85:Regions with significant populations
3495:Journal of Anthropological Research
3342:"How the Baganda came to Kisiiland"
2840:Kenya National Bureau of Statistics
2811:, former governor of Nyamira County
3426:10.1111/j.1467-968X.1855.tb00791.x
3030:. University of California Press.
2687:usually connotes a meal involving
2232:Relationship with Nilotic speakers
2054:Present-day Gusiiland, along with
366:Savanna Pastoral Neolithic Culture
25:
2805:, former governor of Kisii County
2787:, former Senator for Kisii County
2113:, a Gusii warrior, ca. 1905–1907.
1904:in terms of structure and tense.
3241:Sprache und Geschichte in Afrika
3218:. University Press of Virginia.
3058:. University Press of Virginia.
2564:, calling the ancestor spirits "
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2227:Relationship with other peoples
1320:Kenya Film Classification Board
3567:10.1525/eth.1982.10.1.02a00030
3364:Journal of Pan African Studies
2976:Omwoyo, Samson Moenga (2000).
2078:pastoralists from present-day
1347:Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
1:
3654:The Rhodes-Livingstone Papers
3598:10.1525/ae.1994.21.3.02a00040
3453:10.1086/soutjanth.5.2.3628626
1864:which is classified with the
3515:. New York: Greenwood Press.
3174:– via sscnet.ucla.edu.
2577:Seventh-day Adventist Church
1866:Great Lakes Bantu languages
1082:Rusinga (Cultural) Festival
311:Portuguese and Omani period
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3548:LeVine, Robert A. (1982).
2772:, former president of the
2619:") and the cattle camps ("
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2254:Savanna Pastoral Neolithic
2235:
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2026:, what is now present day
1986:Savanna Pastoral Neolithic
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3689:Gusii language dictionary
2799:, former Cabinet Minister
1463:Football Kenya Federation
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3186:"Urban centres in Gusii"
2250:South Cushitic languages
1982:South Cushitic languages
1352:Kenya Television Network
1310:Communications Authority
171:Linguistic-Relationship:
37:Not to be confused with
3626:American Anthropologist
3408:Bleek, Wilhelm (1855).
2883:Gibson, Hannah (2019).
2764:Notable Abagusii people
2407:Agriculture and herding
2050:Settlement in Gusiiland
1860:people. They speak the
1714:counties of the former
321:Early post Independence
316:British Colonial Period
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3725:Ethnic groups in Kenya
3638:LeVine, Sarah (1979).
3239:Ambrose, S.H. (1986).
3166:Hakansson, N. Thomas.
2946:Ochieng, W.R. (1972).
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1124:African Inland Church
139:Related ethnic groups
54:Abagusii (Aba-goosie)
27:Ethnic group of Kenya
3590:American Ethnologist
2904:10.1075/sl.17033.gib
2516:sculptures, called "
1880:, together with the
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1567:Dedan Kimathi Statue
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1475:Rugby union in Kenya
2952:East Africa Journal
2892:Studies in Language
2770:David Kenani Maraga
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2675:The staple meal is
2581:Swedish Lutheranism
2552:', a loanword from
2378:Economic activities
2168:Suba people (Kenya)
2146:and other parts of
1702:counties of former
1690:in Ekegusii) are a
1607:Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu
1374:CRI Nairobi 91.9 FM
1304:Government agencies
1266:Too Early for Birds
1197:and performing arts
376:Elmenteitan culture
356:Koobi Fora Hominins
306:Swahili city states
201:Suba people (Kenya)
129:Traditional Beliefs
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3214:Ehret, C. (2002).
3054:Ehret, C. (2002).
2996:Ehret, C. (1980).
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978:Kalenjin mythology
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1978:Misri legend
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1831:
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1597:Coat of arms
1426:The Standard
1406:Daily Nation
1389:
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1303:
1302:
1244:
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1072:Mashujaa Day
1047:Madaraka Day
910:Indo-Iranian
804:Nilo-Saharan
699:
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694:Kenyan Arabs
556:
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125:Christianity
50:Ethnic group
47:
39:Kissi people
18:Gusii people
3917:Afroasiatic
3736:Niger–Congo
3628:61:965–990.
2573:Catholicism
2080:South Sudan
2060:East Africa
2009:Rift Valley
1795:West Africa
1735:Rift Valley
1716:Rift Valley
1527:Namoratunga
1421:Kenya Times
1384:Radio Maria
1119:Anglicanism
1114:Catholicism
1077:Jamhuri Day
1057:Eid al-Adha
1052:Eid al-Fitr
1027:Good Friday
840:Afroasiatic
738:Niger–Congo
291:Pleistocene
43:Kisi people
3390:8 November
3370:(4): 248+.
2822:References
2785:Sam Ongeri
2730:chinkororo
2699:(plural: "
2685:('ragera')
2280:Luo people
2197:Luo-Nyanza
2184:Kisii town
2166:-speaking
2162:, and the
2042:-speaking
1829:of Kenya.
1557:Fort Jesus
1390:Newspapers
1342:Citizen TV
1331:Television
1288:Television
1173:Literature
1092:Boxing Day
1062:Huduma Day
1042:Labour day
983:Kit-Mikayi
915:Hindustani
3935:Daasanach
3814:Mijikenda
3461:149333938
2980:(Thesis).
2912:204479937
2645:granaries
2629:ebisarate
2621:Ebisarate
2611:Household
2601:chisigani
2589:omoragori
2514:soapstone
2221:Minnesota
2088:migration
1912:The term
1908:Etymology
1805:speaking
1787:migrating
1785:speakers
1779:Mt. Elgon
1552:Siyu Fort
1547:Lamu Fort
1505:Monuments
1379:Pamoja FM
1009:Festivals
949:Mythology
903:Afrikaans
783:Kigiryama
773:Oluluhyia
730:Languages
637:Mijikenda
391:Shungwaya
296:Neolithic
107:Languages
80:2,703,235
4031:Category
4016:Source:
4006:European
3998:European
3955:Rendille
3872:Kalenjin
2845:24 March
2758:omogambi
2726:oborwani
2670:chintuga
2605:omoimari
2595:Marriage
2566:Ebirecha
2524:Religion
2518:chigware
2335:Maragoli
2272:Kipsigis
2217:diaspora
2201:Homa Bay
2156:Maragoli
2119:Abakuria
2046:people.
1929:Ekegusii
1878:Ekegusii
1858:Maragoli
1823:Abakuria
1819:Kipsigis
1672:Abagusii
1431:The Star
1106:Religion
883:Germanic
850:Rendille
845:Cushitic
819:Kalenjin
778:Kipokomo
763:Ekegusii
700:Diaspora
622:Rendille
597:Ilchamus
500:Kipsigis
495:Marakwet
485:Kalenjin
453:Maragoli
254:a series
252:Part of
235:Ekegusii
232:Language
227:Abagusii
219:Omogusii
197:Maragoli
165:Kipsigis
145:Abakuria
119:Religion
113:Ekegusii
3983:Chinese
3940:El Molo
3907:Turkana
3877:Samburu
3829:Swahili
3769:Giriama
3168:"Gusii"
2722:oboturi
2701:amatoke
2693:obokima
2689:obokima
2677:obokima
2662:sorghum
2652:Cuisine
2625:omochie
2617:Omochie
2499:obokano
2496:called
2478:hinsoni
2450:Culture
2372:Simbiti
2368:Ngurimi
2329:, some
2327:Simbiti
2323:Ngurimi
2284:Nilotic
2164:Olusuba
2152:Baganda
2076:Nilotic
2064:Khoisan
2040:Olusuba
2028:Buganda
1995:Origins
1936:History
1890:Ngurimi
1886:Simbiti
1846:Simbiti
1834:Ngurimi
1803:Olusuba
1789:out of
1763:Simbiti
1751:Ngurimi
1723:Kericho
1708:Kericho
1700:Nyamira
1684:Wakisii
1585:Symbols
1234:Soukous
1229:Ohangla
1224:Lingala
1134:Judaism
1129:Quakers
999:Cuisine
932:Italian
893:English
862:Semitic
829:Turkana
809:Nilotic
768:Kimîîru
748:Swahili
664:Swahili
647:Giriama
632:Sengwer
602:Turkana
592:Samburu
463:Tachoni
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