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ᱢᱟᱥᱟᱭ ᱦᱚᱲ

ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱯᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟ, ᱨᱟᱲᱟ ᱜᱮᱭᱟᱱ ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ
ᱢᱟᱥᱟᱭ
᱒᱐᱐᱕ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱟᱥᱟᱭ ᱠᱚᱲᱟ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱡᱟᱣᱨᱟ
ᱜᱩᱴ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱮᱞ
᱒.᱑ ᱢᱤᱞᱤᱭᱚᱱ[]
ᱰᱷᱮᱨ ᱧᱚᱜ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱮᱞ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱠᱚ ᱴᱚᱴᱷᱟ
 Kenya᱑,᱑᱘᱙,᱕᱒᱒ (᱒᱐᱑᱙)[]
 Tanzania᱑,᱐᱐᱐,᱐᱐᱐ (᱒᱐᱒᱔)[]
ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱠᱚ
ᱢᱟ (Maa), ᱥᱳᱣᱟᱦᱤᱞᱤ, ᱤᱝᱞᱤᱥ
ᱫᱷᱚᱨᱚᱢ
ᱤᱥᱟᱹᱭ ᱫᱷᱚᱨᱚᱢ, ᱢᱟᱥᱟᱭ ᱫᱷᱚᱨᱚᱢ, ᱮᱴᱟᱜ ᱟᱯᱷᱨᱤᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱮᱨᱣᱟ ᱫᱷᱚᱨᱚᱢ ᱠᱚ
ᱥᱩᱯᱩᱨ ᱥᱟᱹᱜᱟᱹᱭᱟᱱ ᱡᱟᱹᱛ ᱠᱚ
ᱥᱟᱢᱵᱩᱨᱩ, Ilchamus

ᱢᱟᱥᱟᱭ ( /ˈmɑːs,_mɑːˈs/)[][] ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱝ ᱱᱤᱞᱳᱴᱤᱠ (Nilotic) ᱡᱟᱹᱛᱤ ᱜᱟᱫᱮᱞ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱠᱚ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸᱭ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱧᱮ, ᱛᱟᱞᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱠᱮᱱᱭᱟ ᱥᱟᱶᱛᱮ ᱠᱚᱧᱮ ᱛᱟᱱᱡᱟᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱜᱤᱨᱟᱸᱵᱟᱹᱥᱤ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱠᱚ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱯᱷᱨᱤᱠᱟᱱ ᱜᱨᱮᱴ ᱞᱮᱠᱥ ᱴᱚᱴᱷᱟ ᱥᱩᱨ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾[] ᱩᱱᱠᱩᱣᱟᱜ ᱡᱟᱱᱟᱢ ᱟᱲᱟᱜ ᱫᱚ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱢᱟᱥᱟᱭ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ,[] ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱱᱤᱞᱳᱴᱤᱠ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱱᱠᱟ , ᱠᱟᱞᱮᱱᱡᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱱᱩᱭᱮᱨ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱥᱟᱹᱜᱟᱹᱭ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱱᱤᱞᱳ-ᱥᱟᱦᱟᱨᱟᱱ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱜᱷᱟᱨᱚᱸᱡᱽ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱪᱟᱸᱜᱟ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱟᱹᱛᱩ ᱴᱚᱴᱷᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱠᱟᱱ ᱠᱤᱪᱷᱩ ᱦᱟᱲᱟᱢ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱵᱟᱫᱽ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ, ᱰᱷᱮᱨ ᱛᱮᱫ ᱢᱟᱥᱟᱭ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱜᱮ ᱠᱮᱱᱭᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱛᱟᱱᱡᱟᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱚᱨᱠᱟᱨᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ — ᱥᱳᱣᱟᱦᱤᱞᱤ ᱟᱨ ᱤᱝᱞᱤᱥ ᱛᱮ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱚᱲ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾[]

᱒᱐᱑᱙ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱞᱮᱠᱷᱟ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱠᱮᱱᱭᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱟᱥᱟᱭ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱞᱮᱠᱷᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱑,᱑᱘᱙,᱕᱒᱒ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱑᱙᱘᱙ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱞᱮᱠᱷᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱓᱗᱗,᱐᱘᱙ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾[]

ᱢᱟᱥᱟᱭ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱯᱷᱨᱤᱠᱟᱱ ᱜᱨᱮᱴ ᱞᱮᱠᱥ (African Great Lakes) ᱴᱚᱴᱷᱟ ᱨᱮᱠᱚ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱩᱱᱠᱩ ᱫᱚ ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱥᱩᱫᱟᱱ ᱥᱮᱫ ᱛᱮ ᱱᱚᱰᱮ ᱠᱚ ᱦᱮᱡ ᱞᱮᱱᱟ ᱾[] ᱢᱟᱥᱟᱭ, ᱛᱩᱨᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱟᱢᱵᱩᱨᱩ ᱠᱚᱫᱚ ᱜᱟᱹᱭ-ᱰᱟᱝᱜᱽᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱥᱩᱞ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱚᱛᱚᱨᱟᱱ ᱞᱟᱹᱲᱦᱟᱹᱭᱤᱡ ᱟᱨ ᱜᱟᱹᱭ-ᱰᱟᱝᱜᱽᱨᱟ ᱠᱩᱢᱵᱽᱲᱩᱭᱤᱡ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱩᱱᱠᱩᱣᱟᱜ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾[] ᱢᱟᱥᱟᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱝ ᱟᱯᱷᱨᱤᱠᱟ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱮᱴᱟᱜ ᱜᱟᱫᱮᱞ ᱠᱚᱫᱚ ᱟᱠᱚ ᱥᱩᱨ ᱥᱩᱯᱩᱨ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱠᱩᱥᱤᱴᱤᱠ-ᱨᱚᱲ ᱜᱟᱫᱮᱞ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱨᱤᱪᱟᱹᱞᱤ ᱟᱨ ᱪᱚᱞᱚᱱ ᱠᱚᱠᱚ ᱟᱯᱱᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱫᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱨᱮ ᱥᱟᱶᱛᱟ ᱜᱟᱹᱛᱷᱱᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱮᱡᱽ-ᱥᱮᱴ (age-set) ᱰᱷᱟᱸᱪᱟ, ᱜᱮᱫ-ᱵᱷᱮᱜᱟᱨ (circumcision), ᱟᱨ ᱟᱹᱲᱟᱹ ᱢᱩᱨᱟᱹᱭ ᱠᱚ ᱥᱮᱞᱮᱫ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾[][᱑᱐]

ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱴᱚᱴᱷᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱞᱟᱦᱟ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱵᱟᱥᱟ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱟᱭᱢᱟ ᱡᱟᱹᱛᱤ ᱜᱟᱫᱮᱞ ᱠᱚᱫᱚ ᱦᱮᱡ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱢᱟᱥᱟᱭ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱠᱚ ᱦᱚᱛᱮᱛᱮ ᱡᱚᱨ-ᱡᱚᱵᱚᱨ ᱚᱰᱚᱠ ᱞᱮᱱᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱾[᱑᱑] ᱮᱴᱟᱜ, ᱟᱥᱚᱠᱟᱭ ᱛᱮ ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱠᱩᱥᱤᱴᱤᱠ ᱜᱟᱫᱮᱞ ᱠᱚᱫᱚ ᱢᱟᱥᱟᱭ ᱥᱟᱶᱛᱟ ᱨᱮᱠᱚ ᱢᱮᱥᱟ ᱩᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱞᱮᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱠᱟᱞᱮᱱᱡᱤᱱ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱱᱤᱞᱳᱴᱤᱠ ᱦᱟᱯᱲᱟᱢ ᱠᱚᱦᱚᱸ ᱚᱱᱠᱟ ᱜᱮ ᱞᱟᱦᱟ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱠᱩᱥᱤᱴᱤᱠ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱠᱚ ᱟᱠᱚ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱠᱚ ᱢᱮᱥᱟ ᱞᱮᱫ ᱠᱚᱣᱟ ᱾[᱑᱒]

ᱢᱟᱥᱟᱭ ᱠᱚᱲᱟ

ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱝ ᱟᱯᱷᱨᱤᱠᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱵᱟᱥᱟ

[ᱥᱟᱯᱲᱟᱣ | ᱯᱷᱮᱰᱟᱛ ᱥᱟᱯᱲᱟᱣ]

᱑᱙ ᱥᱟᱭ ᱥᱮᱨᱢᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱛᱟᱞᱟ ᱢᱟᱞᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱟᱥᱟᱭ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱮᱞᱟᱠᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱜᱨᱮᱴ ᱨᱤᱯᱷᱴ ᱵᱷᱮᱞᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱴᱚᱴᱷᱟ ᱥᱟᱶᱛᱮ ᱠᱚᱧᱮ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱟᱣᱩᱱᱴ ᱢᱟᱨᱥᱟᱵᱤᱴ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱨᱮ ᱰᱚᱰᱚᱢᱟ ᱦᱟᱹᱵᱤᱡ ᱯᱟᱥᱱᱟᱣ ᱞᱮᱱᱟ ᱾[᱑᱓] ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱚᱠᱛᱚ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱟᱥᱟᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱩᱱᱠᱩ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱡᱚᱲᱟᱣ ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱱᱤᱞᱳᱴᱤᱠ ᱜᱟᱫᱮᱞ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱠᱚᱫᱚ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱝ ᱨᱮ ᱴᱟᱝᱜᱟᱱᱤᱠᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱴᱟᱝᱜᱟ ᱫᱚᱨᱭᱟ ᱟᱨᱮ ᱦᱟᱹᱵᱤᱡ ᱜᱟᱹᱭ-ᱰᱟᱝᱜᱽᱨᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱟᱹᱥᱩᱞ ᱮᱫ ᱠᱚ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱫ ᱾ ᱩᱱᱠᱩᱣᱟᱜ ᱞᱟᱹᱲᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱨᱮ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱰᱷᱟᱞ ᱠᱚ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱮᱫ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱫ, ᱢᱮᱱᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱩᱱᱠᱩ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱛᱷᱟᱹᱯᱟᱹᱭᱟᱹᱜ ᱰᱟᱝ (orinka) ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱛᱤ ᱠᱚ ᱵᱚᱛᱚᱨᱟᱠᱚ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱫ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱗᱐ ᱞᱟᱹᱲᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱠᱷᱲᱟ ᱥᱟᱺᱜᱤᱧ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱴᱷᱤᱠ ᱥᱟᱹᱦᱤᱡ ᱠᱚ ᱪᱟᱯᱟᱫ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱱ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱫ ᱾ ᱑᱘᱕᱗ ᱥᱮᱨᱢᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱟᱥᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱲᱦᱟᱹᱭᱤᱡ ᱠᱚ ᱠᱮᱱᱭᱟ ᱫᱚᱨᱭᱟ ᱟᱨᱮ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱩᱢᱵᱟᱥᱟ ᱥᱚᱦᱚᱨ ᱨᱮ ᱵᱚᱛᱚᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱥᱤᱨᱡᱟᱹᱣ ᱞᱮᱫᱟ ᱾[᱑᱔]

ᱡᱟᱨᱢᱟᱱ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱝ ᱟᱯᱨᱤᱠᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱟᱥᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱲᱦᱟᱹᱭᱤᱡ ᱠᱚ, ᱑᱙᱐᱖–᱑᱙᱑᱘ ᱥᱩᱨ ᱥᱩᱯᱩᱨ

ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱩᱪᱟᱹᱲ ᱠᱷᱟᱹᱛᱤᱨ ᱢᱟᱥᱟᱭ ᱫᱚ ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱱᱤᱞᱳᱴᱤᱠ ᱨᱚᱲ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱯᱟᱥᱱᱟᱣ ᱚᱠᱛᱚ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱑᱘᱘᱓-᱑᱙᱐᱒ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱟᱥᱟᱭ "ᱤᱢᱩᱛᱟᱭ" ᱚᱠᱛᱚ ᱦᱮᱡ ᱞᱮᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱚᱠᱛᱚ ᱨᱮ ᱜᱟᱹᱭ-ᱰᱟᱝᱜᱽᱨᱟ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱟᱭᱢᱟ ᱟᱡᱟᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱛᱟᱞᱥᱟ ᱵᱮᱢᱟᱨ ᱯᱟᱥᱱᱟᱣ ᱞᱮᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱚᱱᱩᱢᱟᱱ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱙᱐% ᱜᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱴᱚᱴᱷᱟ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱟᱫᱷᱟ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱟᱡᱟᱨ ᱛᱮ ᱠᱚ ᱜᱚᱡ ᱞᱮᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱚᱠᱛᱚ ᱨᱮ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱟᱠᱟᱞ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱦᱮᱡ ᱞᱮᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱑᱘᱗ ᱟᱨ ᱑᱘᱘ ᱥᱮᱨᱢᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱵᱟᱭ ᱡᱟᱹᱲᱤ ᱞᱮᱫᱟ ᱾[᱑᱕]

ᱢᱟᱥᱟᱭ ᱠᱚᱫᱚ ᱜᱟᱹᱭ-ᱰᱟᱝᱜᱽᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱥᱩᱞ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱟᱨ ᱩᱱᱠᱩ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱮᱱᱭᱟ ᱥᱮ ᱛᱟᱱᱡᱟᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱥᱚᱨᱠᱟᱨᱟᱜ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱴᱷᱟᱶ ᱨᱮ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱛᱷᱟ ᱵᱟᱠᱚ ᱢᱟᱱᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱫᱟ ᱾ ᱩᱱᱠᱩ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱱᱟᱨ ᱫᱤᱥᱚᱢ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱡᱟᱹᱛᱤᱭᱟᱹᱨᱤ ᱵᱟᱜᱟᱱ ᱠᱚᱨᱮ ᱟᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱰᱟᱝᱜᱽᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱛᱤᱧ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱭᱫᱟᱹᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱠᱷᱚᱡᱚᱜᱼᱟ ᱾

ᱢᱟᱥᱟᱭ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱫᱚ ᱜᱳᱞᱟᱢ ᱯᱨᱚᱛᱷᱟ (slavery) ᱵᱤᱨᱩᱫᱽ ᱨᱮ ᱠᱚ ᱛᱤᱸᱜᱩ ᱞᱮᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱛᱤᱥ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱢᱟᱱᱣᱟ ᱵᱮᱯᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱠᱚ ᱥᱟᱯᱚᱴ ᱟᱠᱟᱫᱟ ᱾ ᱚᱱᱟᱛᱮ ᱜᱳᱞᱟᱢ ᱠᱷᱚᱡᱚᱜ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱟᱥᱟᱭ ᱠᱚ ᱴᱷᱮᱱ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱥᱟᱺᱜᱤᱧ ᱨᱮ ᱠᱚ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱠᱟᱱ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱫ ᱾[᱑᱖]

ᱢᱟᱥᱟᱭ ᱥᱟᱶᱛᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱒᱒ ᱜᱚᱴᱟᱝ ᱴᱚᱴᱷᱟᱠᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱜᱟᱫᱮᱞ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱟ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱛᱮ 'ᱟᱭᱞᱚᱥᱚᱱ' ᱠᱚ ᱢᱮᱛᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱢᱩᱫᱽ ᱨᱮ ᱠᱤᱠᱚᱱᱭᱚᱠᱤᱭ, ᱯᱩᱨᱠᱚ, ᱥᱟᱢᱵᱩᱨᱩ, ᱟᱨ ᱯᱟᱨᱟᱠᱩᱭᱳ ᱮᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱠᱚᱣᱟ ᱾

ᱢᱟᱥᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱲᱦᱟᱹᱭᱤᱡ ᱠᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱛᱟᱹᱨᱩᱵ (spotted hyena) ᱥᱟᱶ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱲᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸᱭ ᱫᱚ ᱜᱟᱹᱭ-ᱰᱟᱝᱜᱽᱨᱟ ᱠᱚᱭ ᱡᱚᱢ ᱠᱚᱣᱟ, ᱑᱙᱐᱗ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ 'In Wildest Africa' ᱨᱮ ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱦᱟᱛᱟᱣ ᱞᱮᱱᱟ

ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱹᱟᱝ ᱵᱚᱝᱜᱟ ᱯᱟᱹᱛᱤᱭᱟᱹᱣ(monotheistic) ᱢᱟᱥᱟᱭ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱫᱚ ᱮᱱᱠᱟᱭᱤ (Enkai, Nkai)[᱑᱑] ᱥᱮ ᱮᱱᱜᱟᱭᱤ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢᱟᱱ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱹᱝ ᱵᱚᱸᱜᱟ ᱜᱮᱠᱚ ᱢᱟᱱᱟᱣᱮᱭᱟ ᱾ ᱮᱱᱜᱟᱭᱤᱣᱟᱜ ᱵᱟᱨᱭᱟ ᱨᱩᱯ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱨᱭᱟ ᱨᱚᱝ ᱛᱮ ᱩᱫᱩᱜᱚᱜᱼᱟ:[᱑᱑] ᱮᱱᱜᱟᱭᱤ -ᱱᱟᱨᱚᱠ(ᱦᱮᱸᱫᱮ ᱵᱚᱸᱜᱟ) ᱫᱚ ᱫᱟᱭᱟᱣᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟᱭ, ᱟᱨ ᱮᱱᱜᱟᱭᱤ ᱱᱟ-ᱱᱭᱚᱠᱤ (ᱟᱨᱟᱜ ᱵᱚᱸᱜᱟ) ᱫᱚ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱨᱟᱹᱜᱤ ᱜᱮᱭᱟᱭ ᱾[᱑᱗]

ᱢᱟᱥᱟᱭ ᱥᱟᱶᱛᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱵᱟᱨᱭᱟ ᱛᱷᱟᱱ ᱥᱮ ᱴᱳᱴᱮᱢ (totems) ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ: ᱚᱰᱚ ᱢᱚᱝᱜᱤ, ᱟᱨᱟᱜ ᱜᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱚᱨᱚᱠ ᱠᱤᱴᱮᱝ, ᱦᱮᱸᱫᱮ ᱜᱟᱹᱭ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱚᱬᱮ ᱜᱚᱴᱟᱝ ᱠᱷᱩᱸᱴ ᱥᱮ ᱜᱷᱟᱨᱚᱸᱡᱽ ᱫᱟᱨᱮ ᱨᱮ ᱦᱟᱹᱴᱤᱧ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾[᱑᱘] ᱢᱟᱥᱟᱭ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱴᱳᱴᱮᱢᱤᱠ ᱡᱟᱱᱣᱟ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱩᱞ ᱠᱟᱱᱟᱭ ᱾ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱠᱩᱞ ᱜᱚᱡ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱟᱥᱟᱭ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱡᱩᱣᱟᱹᱱ ᱚᱵᱚᱥᱛᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱵᱚᱞᱚᱱ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱟᱹᱨᱤᱪᱟᱹᱞᱤ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱚᱜᱼᱟ ᱾[᱑᱙] "ᱵᱚᱸᱜᱟ ᱵᱩᱨᱩ", ᱚᱞ ᱫᱭᱚᱱᱭᱚ ᱞᱮᱝᱜᱟᱭᱤ, ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱧᱮ ᱛᱟᱱᱡᱟᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱠᱮᱱᱭᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱞᱮᱠ ᱱᱟᱴᱨᱚᱱ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱧᱮᱞᱚᱜᱼᱟ ᱾ ᱢᱟᱥᱟᱭ ᱫᱷᱚᱨᱚᱢ ᱵᱮᱵᱚᱥᱛᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱩᱬ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱫᱚ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱭᱵᱚᱱ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱨᱟᱱ-ᱢᱩᱨᱜᱟᱹᱱ, ᱫᱮᱵᱟ-ᱥᱮᱵᱟ (divination) ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱹᱵᱤᱛ ᱠᱟᱛᱷᱟ (prophecy) ᱞᱟᱹᱭ, ᱟᱨ ᱞᱟᱹᱲᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱨᱮ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱹᱨ ᱥᱮ ᱴᱷᱤᱠ ᱚᱠᱛᱚ ᱨᱮ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱡᱟᱹᱲᱤ ᱦᱚᱪᱚ ᱾ ᱛᱮᱦᱮᱧ ᱜᱟᱯᱟ, ᱟᱭᱩᱨᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱢᱟᱹᱱ ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱛᱤ ᱠᱷᱟᱹᱛᱤᱨ ᱩᱱᱠᱩᱣᱟᱜ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱨᱟᱡᱽᱟᱹᱨᱤ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾[᱒᱐] ᱟᱭᱢᱟ ᱢᱟᱥᱟᱭ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱜᱮ ᱤᱥᱟᱹᱭ ᱫᱷᱚᱨᱚᱢ ᱥᱮ ᱤᱥᱞᱟᱢ ᱫᱷᱚᱨᱚᱢ ᱠᱚ ᱟᱯᱱᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱫᱟ ᱾[᱒᱑] ᱢᱟᱥᱟᱭ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱱᱟᱯᱟᱭ ᱜᱚᱲᱦᱚᱱ ᱜᱚᱭᱱᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱧᱮᱧᱮᱞᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱠᱚ ᱴᱷᱮᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱟᱹᱠᱷᱨᱤᱧᱟ ᱾[᱒᱒]

ᱢᱟᱥᱟᱭ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱩᱸᱵᱽᱟᱹ ᱠᱚ — ᱥᱮᱨᱮᱱᱜᱮᱴᱤ, ᱒᱐᱐᱖
ᱛᱟᱱᱡᱟᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱟᱥᱟᱭ ᱟᱥᱲᱟ
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