MASAI, TU11KAXA, SUK, NANDI, ETC. 



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the handsome Elgumi people, a race with black skins but often with 

 handsome Caucasian features. The Elgumi speak a language which is 

 related to Masai and Karamojo. They are singularly nude and do little to 

 adorn their heads or bodies. They are very fond of hunting and keep 

 many small dogs, but they are also agriculturists. 



The remaining section to be dealt with of the peoples in the Uganda 

 Protectorate which are allied more to the Masai group than anv other is 



478. SUK ABOUT TO DANCE. (NOTE THE HP-RING IN ONE MAN s 

 UPPER LIP) 



that which may be called generically Nandi. The Nandi, or properly 

 speaking the " Nandiek," are a, sturdy race of mountaineers which inhabits 

 portions of those uplands that are called the Nandi Plateau between the 

 slopes of Mount Elgon on the north-east and the valley of the Nyando on 

 the south. Very closely allied with them are the Limi/nr,, (who call 

 themselves "Sikisi") and the Sotik on the south, the Kamdsia (who call 

 themselves " El Tuken ") on the north-east, the El-geyo, Mutei, and Japtuieil 

 on the north-east, and the Elgonyi (Lako, Noma) and Sabei tribes on the 



