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They are also tough warriors.
Indeed, we see evidence of this at the beginning. Namala, mother of Lojore, is visiting her parents, with the baby Lojore.
Her father was a great warrior, as is her husband and her son is a quasi-Christ figure, the hope of the Mana, son and grandson of great warriors. However, the compound seems to be under attack by the neighbouring Turkana, who are treacherously attacking at night.
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Namala manages to flee with Lojore into the bushes. Unfortunately for the Turkana, the Mana were expecting the attack and easily capture them.
They do not consider them worth killing, merely taking their weapons and sending them back to Amunyangimoi, their chief. However, the Mana are well aware that these attacks are getting more frequent and are likely to occur more often.
In particular, they are now getting afraid of the redmen, i. It is at this point we get an anthropological description of the Mana and their traditions and practices, from their warrior status to the role of cows which are the main indicators of wealth in their culture. We follow the marriage between Namala and Lomoi, including the specific courtship ritual and wedding, as well as the special tradition of naming the baby when he is born.
We also follow their complex bureaucracy and legal system, both of which seem to match those of modern states in their complexity.
They rely heavily on divination and when Mother Napuli forecasts more raids and the death of one of their leading warriors, they are concerned. We learn that Amunyangimoi plans to kill Lotaparimoi, father of Namala, himself and, indeed, he does, using a rifle.
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The Mana now realise that their neighbours have what they call elephant-roaring machines, i. A hurried council meeting decides that the only solution is to retreat from their land into their hinterland, which they technically own but which is occupied by another tribe.
The other tribe is not happy but has to accept the incursion of the Mana. Many of the Mana are very bitter about moving.
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