Dorobo (or Ndorobo , Wadorobo , dorobo , Torobo ) is a derogatory umbrella term for several unrelated hunter-gatherer groups of Kenya and Tanzania . They comprised client groups to the Maasai and did not practice cattle pastoralism .
4-579: Mokwan may refer to: Mokwan , the way the Dorobo peoples refer to Sirikwa culture . Mokwan , as jããnkun (marshallese dried pandanus paste) is called in the northern atolls of the Marshall Islands . Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Mokwan . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
8-416: A close rapport with their surrounding territory through their foraging. Speaking the same language as their nomadic pastoralist neighbours, they would maintain peaceful relations with them and accepted a lower status. Occasional intermigration and intermarriage between the two groups was even possible. If the political landscape shifted and new pastoralists entered the area, then the local Dorobo would switch to
12-510: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mokwan&oldid=1083790523 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Dorobo peoples The term 'Dorobo' derives from the Maa expression il-tóróbò (singular ol-torróbònì ) 'hunters;
16-492: The ones without cattle'. Living from hunting wild animals implies being primitive, and being without cattle implies being very poor in the pastoralist Maa culture. In the past it has been assumed that all Dorobo were of Southern Nilotic origin; accordingly, the term Dorobo was thought to denote several closely related ethnic groups. Groups that have been referred to as Dorobo include: A historical survey of 17 Dorobo groups in northern Kenya found that they each maintained
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