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ID: 300263521
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300263521

 

Record Type: concept
kayas (sites) (sites (locations), <complexes by function>, ... Built Environment (hierarchy name))

 

Note: Fortified sanctuaries used as a refuge in times of war, situated on hilltops in eastern Kenya among the Mijikenda and related peoples. Many kayas are regarded as sacred sites. a primary division of a building’s elevation
 
Terms:
kayas (sites) (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
kayas (sites) (Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
kāya (C,U,English,AD,L,SN)
kāya (Sanskrit (transliterated)-P,AD,SN)
kaya (site) (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
kaya (site) (Spanish,AD,U,SN)
kaya's (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)

Facet/Hierarchy Code:  V.RG

Hierarchical Position:

Hierarchy of Objects Facet
Objects Facet
Hierarchy of Built Environment (hierarchy name)
.... Built Environment (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of Built Complexes and Districts (hierarchy name)
........ Built Complexes and Districts (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of complexes (buildings and sites)
............ complexes (buildings and sites) (G)
Hierarchy of <complexes by function>
................ <complexes by function> (G)
Hierarchy of sites (locations)
.................... sites (locations) (G)
Hierarchy of kayas (sites)
........................ kayas (sites) (G)

Additional Notes:
Dutch ..... Versterkte wijkplaatsen die als toevluchtsoord worden gebruikt in tijden van oorlog, gebouwd op heuveltoppen in het oosten van Kenia door de Mijikenda en verwante volkeren. Veel kaya's worden als heilige plaatsen beschouwd. 
Spanish ..... Santuario fortificado utilizado como refugio en tiempos de guerra, situado sobre la parte superior de las colinas en el este de Kenya entre el Mijikenda y los pueblos vecinos. Muchos kayas son considerados como lugares sagrados. 

Sources and Contributors:
kaya (site)............  [CDBP-SNPC Preferred, VP]
.......................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
.......................  TAA database (2000-)
kāya............  [CAA-AIIS Preferred]
...........  AIIS AAT, contribution from AIIS EITA (2021-)
...........  EITA Glossary: South India (1983-)
kayas (sites)............  [CDBP-SNPC, VP Preferred]
..........................  Comité, Plural del término en singular
..........................  JAKAYA illustration, 287
..........................  Kenya Past and Present (1971-) Vol. 29, 42, Willis. "Kidzini: an alternative Giryama Kaya." 1997.
..........................  Spear, Kaya Complex (1979) TITL
kaya's............  [AAT-Ned Preferred]
.................  AAT-Ned (1994-)
 
Subject: .....  [AAT-Ned, CAA-AIIS, CDBP-SNPC, VP]
............  AAT-Ned (1994-)
............  AIIS AAT, contribution from AIIS EITA (2021-)
............  EITA Glossary: South India (1983-)
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
.......... EITA Glossary: South India (1983-)
.......... Legacy AAT data
.......... Scope Note based on Glossary of EITA (written 2021-)
Dutch .......... [AAT-Ned]
.......... AAT-Ned (1994-)
Spanish .......... [CDBP-SNPC]
.......... TAA database (2000-)

 

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