Kalenjin people

E247230
Nilotic people ethnic group

The Kalenjin people are a Nilotic ethnic group from Kenya, internationally renowned for producing many of the world’s elite middle- and long-distance runners.

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Label Occurrences
Kalenjin people canonical 9

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Nilotic people ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
colonialHistory incorporated into British East Africa ⓘ
country Kenya ⓘ
ethnographicRegion East Africa ⓘ
initiationRite female initiation (historically) ⓘ
male circumcision ⓘ
knownFor long-distance running ⓘ
marathon running ⓘ
middle-distance running ⓘ
language Kalenjin languages ⓘ
languageFamily Nilo-Saharan languages ⓘ
Nilotic languages ⓘ
Southern Nilotic languages ⓘ
notableAthleteFrom Catherine Ndereba ⓘ
David Rudisha ⓘ
Eliud Kipchoge ⓘ
Kipchoge Keino ⓘ
Pamela Jelimo ⓘ
Paul Tergat ⓘ
Tegla Loroupe ⓘ
Wilson Kipketer ⓘ
notablePoliticianFrom Daniel arap Moi ⓘ
William Ruto ⓘ
politicalInfluenceIn Kenyan politics ⓘ
primaryLocation Rift Valley region ⓘ
surface form: Rift Valley region of Kenya
region Baringo County ⓘ
Bomet County ⓘ
Elgeyo-Marakwet County ⓘ
Kericho District ⓘ
surface form: Kericho County

Nandi County ⓘ
Trans Nzoia County ⓘ
Uasin Gishu County ⓘ
West Pokot County ⓘ
religion African traditional religion ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
subgroup Keiyo people ⓘ
Kipsigis people ⓘ
Marakwet people ⓘ
Nandi people ⓘ
Pokot people ⓘ
Sabaot people ⓘ
Terik people ⓘ
Tugen people ⓘ
traditionalEconomy agriculture ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ
traditionalLivestock cattle ⓘ
goats ⓘ
sheep ⓘ
traditionalReligionDeity Asis ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Southern Nilotic languages → associatedWith → Kalenjin people ⓘ
Luo people of Kenya → neighboringEthnicGroup → Kalenjin people ⓘ
Kalenjin → ethnicGroup → Kalenjin people ⓘ
Kalenjin → usedBy → Kalenjin people ⓘ
Kipsigis → ethnicGroupOfSpeakers → Kalenjin people ⓘ
Okiek people → relatedEthnicGroup → Kalenjin people ⓘ
Kalenjin languages → spokenBy → Kalenjin people ⓘ
Nilotic peoples → includesEthnicGroup → Kalenjin people ⓘ
Kenyan → ethnicGroup → Kalenjin people ⓘ