Meken

Japanese: Meken
Meken

…Here, I would like to explore the cultural and social characteristics of pastoralism in East Africa by focusing on the Surma Bodi people (population approximately 3,000) and describing their lives in detail. Bodi is the nickname given by neighboring agricultural people, and they call themselves Meken. Meken is also commonly used to mean "human being." …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Meken" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ここで,スルマ系のとくにボディBodi族(人口約3000)をとりあげ,彼らの生活を具体的に述べていくことによって,東アフリカの牧畜の文化的・社会的特徴を探ってみたい。 ボディとは近隣の農耕民がよぶ他称で,自らはメケンMekenという。メケンは,一般に〈人間〉という意味にも使われている。…

※「Meken」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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