Tugen people
E865571
The Tugen people are a Kalenjin-speaking ethnic group in Kenya, primarily inhabiting the Tugen Hills of Baringo County and known for their agro-pastoral lifestyle and rich oral traditions.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kalenjin subgroup
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| administrativeArea |
Baringo Central Constituency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baringo North Constituency NERFINISHED ⓘ Baringo South Constituency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateZone |
highland
ⓘ
semi-arid ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| culturalTrait |
age-set system
ⓘ
initiation rites ⓘ rich oral traditions ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
cattle herding
ⓘ
goat herding ⓘ maize cultivation ⓘ millet cultivation ⓘ sheep herding ⓘ sorghum cultivation ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnologueMacroGroup | Kalenjin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedUnder | County Government of Baringo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Kerio Valley vicinity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Tugen language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Kalenjin languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nilotic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Nilotic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| livelihood |
mixed farming
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ small-scale trade ⓘ |
| nationalLanguageContext |
English (Kenya)
ⓘ
Swahili (Kenya) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfEthnicCluster | Kalenjin people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Baringo County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tugen Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Rift Valley Province (former) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Keiyo people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kipsigis people NERFINISHED ⓘ Marakwet people NERFINISHED ⓘ Nandi people NERFINISHED ⓘ Pokot people NERFINISHED ⓘ Sabaot people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
African traditional religion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ |
| settlementPattern | rural communities ⓘ |
| traditionalBelief |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
veneration of Asis (sun deity) ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle | agro-pastoralism ⓘ |
| usesScript | Latin alphabet (for Tugen language) ⓘ |
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