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Aceera
Aacera
KikuyuPatrilineal lineageTotem: Thomson's gazelle
How they identify
Man (singular)Aacera
Origin story & oral tradition
Descended from Waceera (also Wanjeri/Njeri). Excellent lawyers with a sweet tongue; also known for meanness.
Totem & taboos
  • Cannot marry within the Aacera muhiriga
  • Cannot eat Thomson's gazelle
  • Marrying within your father's clan is forbidden (clan exogamy)
Naming conventions
Named after Wacera, a daughter of Mumbi.
Sub-clans

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Sources
  • Kenyatta, Jomo. Facing Mount Kenya (1938)
  • Wanjau, Gakaara wa. Mihiriga ya Agikuyu (1967)
Clan totem
Thomson's gazelle
Parent ethnic group
Kikuyu
Agikuyu
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At a glance
Clan nameAceera
EndonymAacera
Ethnic groupKikuyu
LineagePatrilineal
TotemThomson's gazelle
Taboos3 documented
Sub-clans0 documented
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