Etymology

Samburu

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Today it means: A member of an ethnic group of semi-nomadic pastoralists of north central Kenya, related to but distinct from the Maasai. Full definition →

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The story

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.