Maasai
Americannoun
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Maasais,
plural
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Maasai
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Wildlife guides report instances of wildebeest wandering into kitchens and lobbies at other Maasai Mara camps built on migration corridors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
NAROK, Kenya—Leaders of the Maasai ethnic group are seeking a court order to demolish a new Ritz-Carlton luxury safari camp they say blocks a key route of the famous Serengeti migration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
The scene had everything — the Memphis jookin, the Maasai in the background.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2025
Under the scheme, local Maasai are being offered money to keep their cattle on a strict "rotational grazing" scheme so that the grass grows longer and captures more carbon.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2025
My people speak the Maa language, which is why we are called Maasai.
From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
But the Maasais suffered a setback when a regional court ruled in favor of the evictions.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2023
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