The Swahilis of Maasai Mara – Kenya
March 8, 2008 by Admin
Dive into the beauty of the Maasai Mara and the Serengeti … learn about the Swahilis … one of Africa’s most prominent tribes … The Swahili are a people and culture found on the coast of East Africa, mainly the coastal regions and the islands of Kenya and Tanzania, and north Mozambique. The name Swahili is derived from the Arabic word Sawahil, meaning “coastal dwellers”, and they speak the Swahili language. They also speak the official languages of their respective countries: English in Tanzania and Kenya, Portuguese in Mozambique, Somali in Somalia, and French in Comoros. Note that only a small fraction of those who use Swahili are first language speakers and even fewer are ethnic Swahilis. The Masai are an indigenous African ethnic group of semi-nomadic people located in Kenya and northern Tanzania. Due to their distinctive customs and dress and residence near the many game parks of East Africa, they are among the most well-known African ethnic groups internationally. They speak Maa, which is a part of the Nilo-Saharan language family — similar languages include Dinka, Nuer, Turkana — and Songhai, and are also educated in the official languages of Kenya and Tanzania: Swahili and English. The Maasai population has been variously estimated as 377,089 from the 1989 Census or as 453,000 language speakers in Kenya in 1994[2] and 430,000 in Tanzania in 1993 with a total estimated as “approaching 900,000″ Estimates of the respective Maasai populations in both countries are complicated by the remote locations of many villages, and their semi-nomadic nature. Although the Tanzanian and Kenyan governments have instituted programs to encourage the Maasai to abandon their traditional semi-nomadic lifestyle, the people have clung to their age-old customs.
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CAN YOU SEND ME …
CAN YOU SEND ME THIS BEAT
My love is for the …
My love is for the whole world .. Mexico the beautiful included:)
Thank you so much . …
Thank you so much .. Glad you enjoyed it!:)
Beautiful and …
Beautiful and moving, this was filmed with feeling.
I can see the love …
I can see the love you have just like I have for my Mexico,
no they are the …
no they are the same, we all are kenyans
are they like the …
are they like the akia of tazaner
Thank you for …
Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment!:)
They are:) .. this …
They are:) .. this video is about the Swahilis of the Massai Mara ..
i think the samw i …
i think the samw i for the massi in the massie mare the number one massie in the world own the massie mara
hmm Swahilis and …
hmm Swahilis and Massai are diffrent people.
Thanks so much!:)
Thanks so much!:)
very cool!
very cool!
You’re more than …
You’re more than welcome my good friend!
Thank you for …
Thank you for sharing hans this is so beautiful
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I’m honored and delighted you enjoyed this one my beloved friend!
Merci to you!:)
Merci to you!:)
thanks dear hans, …
thanks dear hans,very beautiful, your video is always admirable and wonderful, I like a lot.
waaah !!! superbe …
que de beauté soubhanallah !!! MERCI !!
waaah !!! superbe vidéo, avec de magnifiques images, beau travail
Beautiful .. Africa …
Beautiful .. Africa is very diverse .. you will love it!
I’m glad you …
I’m glad you enjoyed the video .. thank you!
I’m a little …
I’m a little envious that you’ve been to the Serengeti my friend. WOW! These pictures are wonderful and the music enthralling.
I only took courses about Africa in College and have long dreamed of going there. InshaAllah soon I will fulfill that and move to Morocco. My fiance has promised me trips to see what I want to see outside the country. Our home will be in Essaouira.
MASHA Allah what a …
MASHA Allah what a beautiful place one day i will go inshalla.
This is lovely video indeed,thank you for posting.
My love & Respects …
My love & Respects to you .. to your people .. and to your beautiful homeland!
thank you for this …
thank you for this video .My beautiful people,my homeland