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Angari
Angarĩ
KikuyuPatrilineal lineageTotem: Stomach content of an animal (maara)
How they identify
Man (singular)Angarĩ
Origin story & oral tradition
Descended from Wangari. Investigators of the community; cannot eat the maara (intestines) of an animal.
Totem & taboos
  • Cannot marry within the Angarĩ muhiriga
  • Cannot eat stomach content of an animal (maara)
  • Marrying within your father's clan is forbidden (clan exogamy)
Naming conventions
Named after Wangarĩ. Also known as Aithekahuno.
Sub-clans

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Sources
  • Kenyatta, Jomo. Facing Mount Kenya (1938)
  • Wanjau, Gakaara wa. Mihiriga ya Agikuyu (1967)
Clan totem
Stomach content of an animal (maara)
Parent ethnic group
Kikuyu
Agikuyu
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At a glance
Clan nameAngari
EndonymAngarĩ
Ethnic groupKikuyu
LineagePatrilineal
TotemStomach content of an animal (maara)
Taboos3 documented
Sub-clans0 documented
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