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Dorobo is a derogatory term for unrelated hunter groups of Kenya and Tanzania. In the past 150 years, many of these peoples have assimilated to the neighbouring peoples and have, in the process, abandoned their own languages. ETYMOLOGY: The term 'dorobo' is derived from the Maa expression il-tóróbò which implies - primitive and very poor hunters. Today the term describes the vile and worthless individuals with no morals whatsover and prey on one's own kind . The word also applies to a wretched person or a group of individuals who betray his or their own people, one who commits a very serious act of disloyalty or one who takes advantage of kindred friendship and dupe unsuspecting members of his own group, for personal and oftentimes immoral gains. There are two known types of DOROBOS, the specialist and the generalist. The specialist will target one person at a time while the generalist is more opportunistic and will go after a group.
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