 Thereafter, the site of the burial becomes sacred, carries the deceased's name and is maintained by the clan in perpetuity

The Barabaig are nomadic in that they follow a grazing rotation around the Hanang Plains and beyond.In the dry season, they reside mainly on the Barabaig Plains to the south of Mount Hanang.In the wet season, they moved their herds north up onto the Basotu Plains when there was enough surface water for them to exploit the rich pastures found there they call muhajega.