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El Molo
| Kalenjin
| Kamba
| Kikuyu
| Kisii
| Luhya
| Luo
| Maasai
| Meru
| Samburu
| Swahili
| Turkana
| El Molo |
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| Indigenous Group |
El Molo (Also known as: Elmolo) |
| Location |
Kenya, Southeastern shore of Lake Turkana, Rift Valley Province, Elmolo Bay, Marsabit District, Eastern Province. |
| Estimated Population |
400 (2000, M. Brenzinger) |
| Environment |
Plains / Desert / Arid |
| Lifestyle |
Sedentary |
| Subsistence |
Fishing / Gatherer / Hunting |
| Level of Assimilation |
Traditional |
| Language Family |
El Molo (Nearly Extinct)
Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, East, Western Omo-Tana; Nilo-Saharan, Eastern Sudanic, Nilotic, Eastern, Lotuxo-Teso, Lotuxo-Maa, Ongamo-Maa
Alternate names: Elmolo, Fura-Pawa, Ldes, Dehes, "Ndorobo"; Sambur, Sampur, Burkeneji, Lokop, E Lokop, Nkutuk
Dialects: The original language is close to Daasanach.(Near extinct); Chamus (Ilcamus, Njemps). Lexical similarity 94% to 88% with Chamus, 89% to 77% with Maasai, 59% with Ngasa (Ongamo), 82% between Chamus and Maasai.
Samburu
Classification: Nilo-Saharan, Eastern Sudanic, Nilotic, Eastern, Lotuxo-Teso, Lotuxo-Maa, Ongamo-Maa
Alternate names: Sambur, Sampur, Burkeneji, Lokop, E Lokop, Nkutuk
Dialects: Chamus (Ilcamus, Njemps). Lexical similarity 94% to 88% with Chamus, 89% to 77% with Maasai, 59% with Ngasa (Ongamo), 82% between Chamus and Maasai. |
| Website URLs |
Ethnologue : Languages of Kenya
Wikipedia, El_Molo Village
Joshua Project, El Molo, Samburu-Speaking of Kenya
Peoples of Kenya – The El Molo
Photos of the El Molo Tribe, By: Eric Lawton
Photo of El Molo Tribeswoman, By: Peter Beard
Photo of El Molo Boy, By: David Wall
Indigenous Peoples of Africa Coordinating Committee (IPACC), Image Archive, East Africa
"Experts Worried as 16 Local Languages are about to Vanish" (Kenya), By Donald Z Osborn
Lands and Peoples Africa, Volume 1.grolier incorporated 1999
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| NGOs |
WildiZe Foundation, Kenya
The Constant Gardener Trust
United Nations, Kenya
United Nations Development Programme ,Kenya
World Bank, Kenya
Kenya AIDS NGOs Consortium (KANCO)
Kenya Human Rights Commission
Equality Now
UNEP- Environment Liaison Center Internacional (ELCI)
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