MASAI, TURKANA, SUK, NANDI, ETC. 835 



them called Kibebete, of the Sigirari tribe. This man brought together 

 under his rule most of the Masai clans of the ])astoral section. With the 

 agricultural ^lasai to the north, between Elgon and Baringo, he had 

 nothing to do, and it was about thi.s time that the enmity between the 

 two divisions of the Masai race began — an enmity which lasted until quite 

 recently, and verv nearly resulted in the total extinction of the agricultural 

 section of the race. From Kil^ebete is descended Lenana, who is the 

 eldest surviving son of the great chief ^Nlbatian. He has a brother. 



463. A MA:^.VI FOKGK AN1> HLACKSMlTll (KNMAMUSI) 



Sendeyo, who has quarrelled with him and set uj) as supreme chief over 

 the Masai on German territory to the south of the British frontier. 



In the mountainous region of Tarangole (which lies to the east of the 

 marshy Bari country, and is i»art of the long ridge of plateau and mountain 

 which stretches with few interruptions in a north-westerly line from the 

 highlands east of the Mctoria Nyanza to the triangle between the Sobat and 

 the White Nile) dwell the Lataka'^' people who, it has been already observed, 

 are nearly related to the Masai in language, in physique, and in some 

 of their manners and customs. But the Latuka, early in the history 



* This is Baker's and Emin Pasha's version of tlie name, which is ))Ossibly El Atukan 

 (cf. with El Tukan, or Taken, the native name of the Kanuisia tribe of Xandi). 



