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Turkana
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| Indigenous Group |
Turkana (Also known as: Turukana, Turkwana, Ngaturkana, Ngaturkwana, Ngiturkwana, Bume, Buma)
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| Location |
Kenya, Turkana District, Rift Valley Province, bordering Uganda and Sudan. Also in Samburu, Trans-Nzoia, Laikipia, and Isiolo Districts.
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| Estimated Population |
340,000 (1994,
Blue Gecko) |
| Environment |
Swamp / Valley / Desert/ Arid / Harsh / Plain
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| Lifestyle |
Nomadic
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| Subsistence |
Animal Husbandry / Agriculture / Fishing
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| Level of Assimilation |
Traditional
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| Language Family |
Turkana
Classification:
Nilo-Saharan, Eastern Sudanic, Nilotic, Eastern, Lotuxo-Teso, Teso-Turkana, Turkana
Alternate Names:
Bume, Buma
Dialects:
Southern Turkana, Northern Turkana |
| Website URLs |
Ethnologue: Turkana, A Language of Kenya
The Turkana
Life Among Kenya’s Turkana Nomads
Kenyan Tribes Battle for Shrinking Resources
People: Turkana
Nomadic Turkana face a Troubled Future in Northern Kenya
Providing Nomadic People with Health Care
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| NGOs |
Merlin: Medical Relief, Lasting Health Care
Great Britain: Supporting Pastoralists’ Voices for Better Livelihoods
World Vision
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