Kipsigis community
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The Kipsigis community is a Kalenjin-speaking ethnic group primarily inhabiting Kenya’s Rift Valley, known for their agro-pastoral lifestyle, rich oral traditions, and age-set social organization.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kipsigis (minority) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kalenjin subgroup
ⓘ
Nilotic people ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| culturalFeature |
folktales
ⓘ
initiation songs ⓘ praise poetry ⓘ rich oral traditions ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
age-set naming
ⓘ
bridewealth payment in livestock ⓘ communal grazing systems ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Kipsigis language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Kalenjin languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nilotic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Nilotic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| livelihood |
dairy farming
ⓘ
livestock trade ⓘ small-scale farming ⓘ |
| mainCrops |
maize
ⓘ
millet ⓘ sorghum ⓘ tea ⓘ |
| partOf | Kalenjin people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Rift Valley, Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfResidence |
Bomet County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kericho County NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Nakuru County ⓘ parts of Narok County ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Keiyo people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marakwet people NERFINISHED ⓘ Nandi people NERFINISHED ⓘ Pokot people NERFINISHED ⓘ Sabaot people NERFINISHED ⓘ Terik people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tugen people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
African traditional religion (historically)
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ |
| riteOfPassage |
female initiation (historically)
ⓘ
male circumcision ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
age-set system
ⓘ
clan-based structure ⓘ |
| traditionalBelief |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
belief in a supreme deity ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
agro-pastoralism
ⓘ
cattle herding ⓘ mixed farming ⓘ |
| traditionalLeadership |
age-set leaders
ⓘ
council of elders ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kipsigis (minority)