El Molo people

E873571

The El Molo people are a small, traditionally fishing and pastoralist ethnic community indigenous to the shores of Lake Turkana in northern Kenya.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
El Molo people canonical 1

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
climateContext hot and dry climate around Lake Turkana
continent Africa
country Kenya
countryOfficialName Republic of Kenya NERFINISHED
culturalAssociation lake-based culture
culturalHeritageStatus threatened culture
culturalIdentity lake-oriented fishing community
diet fish-based diet
use of livestock products
economicActivity limited pastoralism
small-scale fishing
environment arid region around Lake Turkana
ethnicClassification Nilotic–Cushitic contact group
ethnographicRegion East Africa NERFINISHED
geographicFeature Rift Valley region of Kenya NERFINISHED
historicalStatus semi-nomadic community
identity indigenous lake fishers of Lake Turkana
indigenousTo shores of Lake Turkana
languageFamily Cushitic languages NERFINISHED
livelihood fishing for Nile perch and other fish
hunting aquatic animals historically
keeping goats and other small livestock
locatedNear Lake Turkana NERFINISHED
mainWaterBody Lake Turkana NERFINISHED
minorityStatus ethnic minority in Kenya
nationalContext one of Kenya’s smallest communities by population
neighboringGroups Rendille people NERFINISHED
Samburu people NERFINISHED
Turkana people NERFINISHED
populationTrend declining
recognizedAs one of the smallest ethnic groups in Kenya
region Northern Kenya NERFINISHED
religiousInfluence Christianity NERFINISHED
traditional African religions
socioeconomicStatus marginalized community in Kenya
traditionalLifestyle fishing
pastoralism
traditionalSubsistence fishing on Lake Turkana
livestock herding
vulnerabilityStatus endangered ethnic group

Referenced by (1)

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

El Molo ethnicGroup El Molo people