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Among the Abagusii, the name Kisii does not refer to the people, but to a town—Kisii, also called Bosongo or Getembe [10] by the locals, is the major native urban centre of the Abagusii people. The name Bosongo is believed to have originated from Abasongo, which means "the whites" or "the place where white people settle(d))", referring to ...
The ancestors of Bantu speakers migrated in waves from west/central Africa to populate much of Eastern, Central, and Southern Africa from the first millennium BC. They brought with them iron forging technology and novel farming techniques as they migrated and integrated with the societies they encountered.
Ancestor worship or praying to deceased relatives is common among the Kissi. The Kissi people produced many carved soapstone figures and heads before colonial contact with the Europeans. It is unclear why they were made; some scholars argue that they form part of ancestor worship, while others say they may represent gods to increase ...
Location of Kisii Town in Kenya. Kisii (also known as Bosongo) is a municipality and urban centre in south-western Kenya and the capital city of Kisii County.Kisii Town also serves as a major urban and commercial centre in the Gusii Highlands—Kisii and Nyamira counties—and the South Nyanza region and is the second largest town in formerly greater Nyanza after Kisumu City.
They are found alongside Lake Nyasa in Ludewa District in Iringa Region.Their main economic activity is fishing, however, other activities are like making pots and agriculture where they grow cassava.
Kisii people, an ethnic group in Kenya, also known as Abagusii or Gusii people; Gusii language, Bantu language spoken by the Kisii people; Kisii School for the Deaf, the only Deaf-run school for Deaf children in Kenya; Kisii stone, a name for soapstone, quarried in Tabaka area of southern Kisii District; Kisii University, Kenya
Dr Kipkoech araap Sambu in his account (2015) of the Kalenjin Peoples Oral Tradition of Ancient Egyptian Origin makes reference to the Misri legend. He notes that "generation after generation of the elder's of the Kalenjin-speaking people have passed on to the youth the tradition that their ancestors of antiquity migrated to East Africa from ...
They examined 121 African populations, 4 African American populations and 60 non-African populations. Their results indicated a high degree of mixed ancestry reflecting migration events. In East Africa, all population groups examined had elements of Nilotic, Cushitic and Bantu ancestry, amongst others, to varying degrees. They also found that ...