Sabaot people

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The Sabaot people are an indigenous Kalenjin-speaking community primarily inhabiting the Mount Elgon region along the Kenya–Uganda border, known for their pastoralist traditions and distinct cultural practices.

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Sabaot people canonical 13

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
continent Africa
country Kenya
Uganda
culturalPractice age-set system
bridewealth payment
ethnicGroupOf Kenya
Uganda
hasSubgroup Bok
Bongomek
Kony
Mosop
Sabiny
Someek
languageFamily Southern Nilotic languages
livelihood agro-pastoralism
partOf Kalenjin peoples
linked to: Kalenjin people
primaryRegion Kenya–Uganda border region
Mount Elgon region
linked to: Mount Elgon
region Bukwo District
Bungoma County
Elgeyo-Marakwet County
Kapchorwa District
Kween District
Trans-Nzoia County
linked to: Trans Nzoia County
relatedEthnicGroup Kipsigis people
Marakwet people
Nandi people
Pokot people
Tugen people
religion Christianity
traditional African religions
socialOrganization clan-based system
speaks Kalenjin languages
Sabaot language
subgroupOf Kalenjin
traditionalDress beaded ornaments
shukas
traditionalEconomicActivity cattle herding
mixed farming
traditionalHousing thatched houses
traditionalLifestyle pastoralism
traditionalMusic dance
folk songs
traditionalTerritory slopes of Mount Elgon
usesRiteOfPassage female circumcision
male circumcision

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Sabaot spokenBy Sabaot people
Sabaot ethnicGroup Sabaot people
Kalenjin people subgroup Sabaot people
Sabaot language spokenBy Sabaot people
Kipsigis community relatedGroup Sabaot people
Kipsigiis relatedEthnicGroup Sabaot people
Tugen people relatedEthnicGroup Sabaot people
Bok spokenBy Sabaot people
Kony spokenBy Sabaot people
Kony ethnicGroup Sabaot people
Bongomek ethnicGroup Sabaot people
Trans Nzoia County inhabitedBy Sabaot people
Kipsigis people relatedEthnicGroup Sabaot people