Kipsigis people
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The Kipsigis people are a Kalenjin-speaking Nilotic ethnic group primarily inhabiting Kenya’s Rift Valley, known for their agro-pastoral lifestyle and rich oral traditions.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kalenjin subgroup
ⓘ
Nilotic people ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ |
| broaderGroup |
Eastern Nilotes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nilotic peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialHistory |
incorporated into British East Africa
ⓘ
subject to British colonial rule ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| culturalTrait |
age-set system
ⓘ
folksongs ⓘ initiation rites ⓘ oral poetry ⓘ rich oral traditions ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Kalenjin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicFeature |
Great Rift Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kenyan Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Kenya Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Kipsigis language ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Kalenjin languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nilotic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Nilotic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticGroup | Kalenjin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEconomicActivity | tea farming ⓘ |
| partOf | Kalenjin people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCountry | Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Bomet County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kericho County NERFINISHED ⓘ Rift Valley Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
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
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ |
| selfDesignationLanguage | Kipsigis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalBelief |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
belief in a supreme deity ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
agro-pastoralism
ⓘ
cattle herding ⓘ goat keeping ⓘ maize farming ⓘ sheep keeping ⓘ sorghum cultivation ⓘ |
| usesScript | Latin script (for written Kipsigis) ⓘ |
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