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Samburu

Samburu noun: a member of an ethnic group of semi-nomadic pastoralists of north central Kenya, related to but distinct from the Maasai.

Noun

Samburu (plural Samburu or Samburus)

  1. A member of an ethnic group of semi-nomadic pastoralists of north central Kenya, related to but distinct from the Maasai.

Proper noun

Samburu

  1. Their Eastern Nilotic, North Maa language.

Forms of Samburu

pluralSamburu
pluralSamburus

Origin of Samburu

From an old Maasai word, saamburr, for the leather bag the Samburu use.

Questions about Samburu

What does Samburu mean?
Samburu means a member of an ethnic group of semi-nomadic pastoralists of north central Kenya, related to but distinct from the Maasai.
What part of speech is Samburu?
Samburu can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of Samburu?
The plural of Samburu is Samburu.

Words near Samburu in the dictionary

  1. sambunigrin
  2. sambuq
  3. sambuqs
  4. sambur
  5. samburs
  6. Samburu
  7. Samburus
  8. sambusa
  9. sambusak
  10. sambusaks
  11. sambusas

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