place-name hydronym

Amala n.prop. River which has its source in the Mau Narok range and combines with the Nyangoris River near Emarti to become the Mara River.

ɛnk-árɛ́ dápásh n.prop. Maasai name for the Mara River, Narok District, Kenya. The Mara River has its source in the Mau Narok range, but acquires the name 'Mara River' at the point where the Amala River and the Nyangoris River come together near Emarti. It flows through the western parts of Kenya Maasailand into Tanzania, where it flows into Lake Victoria at Musoma. It is the largest river in Maasailand. This river is also called En-kɨ́páɨ́.

ɛnk-árɛ́ Kɨtɨ n.prop. Name of the southernmost small river flowing flowing from the Inkurman Escarpment at Pagasi, Narok District, Kenya. This has been the site of some prehistoric finds.

ɛnk-árɛ́ Márà Nom sg: ɛnk-árɛ̀ Márâ. n.prop. Name of a river which flows between Isiolo and Archer's Post, Kenya. This river should not be confused with the Mara River, which is a major river flowing into Lake Victoria.

ɛnk-árɛ́ Naɨrɔ́bɨ̀ Nom sg: ɛnk-árɛ̀ Náɨ́rɔ̀bɨ̀. n.prop. Nairobi River. Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, derives its name from this river. The Maasai originally made a distinction between the name and the place, calling the place Nakúsò Intélòn. Various anglicised forms of Nairobi in the past have included Neirobi and Nyrobi. See: Nakúsò Intélòn ‘Original Maasai name for Nairobi City’.

ɛnk-árɛ́ Nárɔ́k [ɛ̀ŋkáɾɛ́ ! náɾɔ́k] Nom sg: ɛnk-árɛ́ Náròk. n.prop. 1 • Name of a river in Narok district. This river originates in the Mau Narok range and flows southwards through the town of Enkare Narok, usually abbreviated to simply Narok. From there it continues to flow south and joins the Euaso ŋiro. Together they form the Enkare ŋiro, the Brown River, which flows into Lake Natron. This lake has no outlet.

2 • Narok town. Áló ɛnkárɛ́ Nárɔ́k tááisérè tɛ́nɛ́kɛ̀nyʉ̀. I will go to Narok tomorrow. (pK). See: e-wúásò ‘River’.

ɛnk-árɛ́ Ŋirô Nom sg: ɛnk-árɛ̀ Ŋírò. n.prop. Name for the southern part of a river which originates in the Mau Narok range and flows in a southernly direction through the town of Ɔlɔlʉlʉ́ŋa. From there the river continues south and gives its name to a small trading-center. The Maasai call it Enkiporôî, 'The Scar'. Beyond this place, the river joins with the Enkárɛ́ Nárɔ́k, cascades off the Inkurmân Escarpment through some spectacular waterfalls, and then continues its southward flow as Enkárɛ́ Ŋirô into Lake Natron.

En-kɨ́páí₃ Nom sg: ɛn-kɨpáí. n.prop. 1 • Maasai Mara.

2 • One of the names by which the Maasai call the Mara River, Narok District, Kenya. The river is dark and moves slowly. See: ɛnk-árɛ́ dápásh ‘Mara River’.

é-úásò oó Nkídòŋì₂ n.prop. 1 • Name of a small stream flowing south from endikir o lkiloriti [the Kikuyu Escarpment] towards oldóínyó onyokie [Mt. Suswa].

2 • Name of a stream and a trading-center about 40 km. west of ŋong, Kajiado District, Kenya. The kind of calabash referenced in this name is that used by the Il-Aiser sub-clan, known as Il-Oibónòk or In-kídòŋì. Mol calls this "The River of the Ritual Experts" because there is a sub-clan of the Il-Aiser clan called "The Calabashes" which is known for the ritual experts that come from it. See: en-kídoŋ ‘Sub-clan of the il-aiser clan’.

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