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Kamba
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| Indigenous Group |
Kamba (Also known as: Akamba, Ukamba, Kitu, Mumoni)
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| Location |
Kenya, Ukambani (Ukamba Highlands), Particularly the South Central Districts of Eastern Province, Machakos and Kitui, To the Southeast of Mount Kenya and North of the Nairobi-Mombasa Road
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| Estimated Population |
2,448,302 (1989,
Blue Gecko) |
| Environment |
Highlands / Coastal / Semi-Arid
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| Lifestyle |
Sedentary
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| Subsistence |
Agriculture / Animal Husbandry / Trade / Handicraft Sales / Commerce / Paid Labor
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| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly Traditional
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| Language Family |
Kikamba
Classification:
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, E, Kikuyu-Kamba
Alternate Names:
Kekamba
Dialects:
Masaku, South Kitui, North Kitui, Mumoni |
| Website URLs |
Ethnologue: Kamba, A Language of Kenya
The Kamba Culture
Kenya’s Kamba Dance
Akamba
Ethnic Cleansing in Luoland
Crafting the Future
Cultural Safari
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| NGOs |
Inspire Volunteering Company: Volunteering Projects in Kenya and Sri Lanka
FEMNET: Kenyan section of the African Women's Development and Communication Network
FAHAMU: Networks for Social Justice
Coalition on Violence Against Women – Kenya (COVAW)
Facing Futures
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