Samburu

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounSamburu (plural Samburu or Samburus)

plural 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
  1. Their Eastern Nilotic, North Maa language.

Origin

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

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APA

Samburu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Samburu

MLA

“Samburu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Samburu. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Samburu,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Samburu.

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