单词 | kisii |
释义 | Kisiin. A Bantu people from Kisii; a member of this people. Also attributive or as adj. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of East Africa > [noun] > Bantu peoples Swahili1814 Chagga1823 Mashona1835 Wagogo1840 Wachagga1849 Tumbuka1850 Sukuma1860 Wanyamwezi1860 Babemba1867 Kavirondo1870 Nyamwezi1885 Bemba1887 Chewa1887 Shangaan1887 Rwanda1889 Awemba1890 Yao1894 Ngoni1899 Nyanja1899 Kisii1905 Ganda1906 Meru1908 Lamba1909 Hutu1922 Lozi1935 Ila1956 Gogo1957 1905 C. Eliot E. Afr. Protectorate vii. 131 The Kisii people are practically unknown to Europeans. 1905 C. Eliot E. Afr. Protectorate vii. 131 Igizzi (the language of the Kisii) would appear from these vocabularies to have some resemblance to the Kikuyu tongue. 1934 N. K. Strange Kenya To-day vi. 82 The ornamental bead belts.., and Kisii ware, various shaped vases and bowls made from soapstone..are amongst the attractive curios to be bought throughout Kenya. 1939 J. G. Peristiany Social Inst. Kipsigis p. xxi The traditional enemies of the Kipsigis are the Masai to the south and the Kisii and Luo to the west. 1963 Times 31 May 10/2 Mr. Sagini is a Kisii. 1971 E. Afr. Standard (Nairobi) 10 Apr. 7/4 Kisii farmer killed in fight after stock theft. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1905 |
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