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Maa (langue) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Maa . Le maa (ou massaï ou maasai ou masaï) est une langue nilotique orientale parlée par les Masaï dans le Sud du Kenya et le Nord de la Tanzanie, soit entre 300 000 et 900 000 locuteurs. Elle est très proche de variantes telles que le samburu (en) (ou sampur) parlé par les Samburu dans le ...
Maasai (previously spelled Masai) or Maa ( English: / ˈmɑːsaɪ /; [2] autonym: ɔl Maa) is an Eastern Nilotic language spoken in Southern Kenya and Northern Tanzania by the Maasai people, numbering about 1.5 million. It is closely related to the other Maa varieties: Samburu (or Sampur), the language of the Samburu people of central Kenya ...
- 1.5 million (2009 census – 2016)
- Central and Southern Kenya and Northern Tanzania
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Aug 15, 2008 · Maa Maasai Language Project. Doris L. Payne, University of Oregon. With the collaboration of Leonard Ole-Kotikash, Keswe Ole-Mapena, Sarah Tukuoo, Kimeli Ole-Naiyomah, Renoi and Morompi Ole-Ronkei, Daniel Nalangu, Josiah Ole-Kirisuah, Stephen Lentoror, Moses Lekempe, and many other colleagues.
Nov 26, 2012 · We, Maasai, still have much of our culture, customs, and tradition as we did thousands of years ago. Because the Maa society does not have a clear written history, it is difficult to say precisely where it originated. According to linguistic research, the Maa language is hermetic and not one of the numerous Bantu languages on the African continent. It is believed that the Maasai originated ...
The Maa language or language group has several varieties, all known as "Maa". It is spoken by approximately 500,000 Maasai, Samburu, Camus in Kenya, and about 500,000 Arusa, Kisonko and IlParakuyo people in Tanzania. The variety described in the following pages corresponds to southern Kenyan Maasai. 1.
The Maasai, Masai or Maa language is a member of the East Nilotic branch of the Nilo-Saharan language family spoken by about 900,000 people in southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. The term Maasai refers to "one who speaks the Maa language". Maasai is taught in schools to some extent, though the languages of instruction are Swahili and English.
