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El Molo
| Kalenjin
| Kamba
| Kikuyu
| Kisii
| Luhya
| Luo
| Maasai
| Meru
| Samburu
| Swahili
| Turkana
| Meru |
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| Indigenous Group |
Meru (Also known as: Ameru, Mero, Kimeru, Mumeru, Ameroe, Meroe) |
| Location |
Kenya, Eastern Province, Meru district, north and northeastern slope of Mt. Kenya, as well as volcanic Nyambene Hills located to the north |
| Estimated Population |
540,000 (1980, Berne and Mölig) |
| Environment |
Forest / Desert / Mountain / Arid / Urban |
| Lifestyle |
Sedentary |
| Subsistence |
Agriculture / Animal Husbandry |
| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly Traditional |
| Language Family |
Meru
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, Kikuyu-Kamba, Meru
Alternate names: Kimeru
Dialects: Meru, Igembe, Tigania, Imenti, Miutini and Igoji |
| Website URLs |
Ethnologue: Meru, A Language of Kenya
Meru - Introduction
Wikipedia, Ameru
Study World, Kenya Ameru Tribe
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| NGOs |
Drylands Alliance Kenya
FARM – Africa
United Nations Development Programme Kenya (UNDP)
Hope Children’s Fund (HCF)
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