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Encyclopedia > Kuria

Kuria may refer to:

  • The Kuria people of Tanzania and Kenya
  • Kuria District, a district in Kenya
  • Kuria, the collective name of the islands of Buariki and Oneeke in the Pacific Ocean
  • This group was one of the last tribes in Kenya to allow integration into their area.
  • They were content with who they are, and how they lived. Change was not something they were interested in.
  • With the advent of education, many Kuria men quickly attained good positions of leadership in the government and community.
  • More recently, women of Kuria are also in prominent postions.
  • They are known as a very fierce tribe.
  • They are hospitable and very welcoming to visitors.
  • The Kuria language is kikuria, samples are: Mbuya! -good Nokoagongwe! God is good!

  Results from FactBites:
 
Kuria - Republic of Kiribati (889 words)
Kuria is in the central chain of the I-Kiribati islands and has an area of 12.3 square kilometres and a population of 862.
On Abemama - Kuria - Aranuka one chief was recognised as paramount.
Abemama, Kuria and Aranuka were united under Karotu, the Uea of Abemama in the 1840s, after a number of battles.
African Odyssey: Day 2 (1057 words)
Kuria's life of long separation from his family is typical for many workingmen in Kenya, where wage earners often leave their families on their small holdings in the country and go off to the city to make a living.
Kuria says he is different from most truck drivers because he does not live up to the freewheeling stereotype.
Kuria and his son, who gets paid about a third of the driver's salary, save money by sleeping in the two bunks behind the seats of their truck.
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