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The word Maasai means "my people".

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The above statement is True.
Maasai is a word that signifies "my people" ("Maa" means mine, and "sai" means people). The Maasai cattle herders live primarily in East Africa. Half of the world's pastoral people reside in Africa. Since farming is not feasible in these semi-arid areas, cattle herding is the main way of food production. These pastoral herders raise cattle, camels, goats, and sheep in addition to breeding and selling dairy products, animal skin, meat, and wool. As many colonies struggled for control of the area that stretched from northern Kenya to northern Tanzania's grasslands, the Maasai cattle herders underwent a great deal of change.

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