Marakwet people

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The Marakwet people are a Kalenjin ethnic group from Kenya’s Rift Valley, known for their terraced agriculture, rich oral traditions, and distinctive cultural practices.

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Marakwet people canonical 13

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Kalenjin subgroup
ethnic group
agriculturalPractice irrigated farming
terracing
associatedWithRiver Kerio River NERFINISHED
continent Africa
country Kenya
countryOfOrigin Kenya
culturalArea East Africa
engagedIn pastoralism
ethnicGroupIn Kenya
ethnolinguisticGroup Kalenjin
hasOralTradition folktales
proverbs
ritual narratives
songs
hasSubcountyNamedAfter Marakwet East
Marakwet West
knownFor distinctive cultural practices
rich oral traditions
terraced agriculture on steep slopes
language Marakwet language
languageFamily Nilo-Saharan languages
Nilotic languages
Southern Nilotic languages
livelihoodZone semi-arid highlands
locatedIn Elgeyo-Marakwet County
Kerio Valley
Rift Valley Province
nationality Kenyan
neighboringGroup Keiyo people NERFINISHED
Pokot people NERFINISHED
Tugen people
partOf Kalenjin people
politicalRepresentation Elgeyo-Marakwet County government
region Kenya’s Rift Valley
linked to: Kenya Rift Valley
religion Christianity
socialOrganization clan-based system
subgroupOf Highland Nilotes
linked to: Nilotic peoples
traditionalConflictHistoryWith Pokot people NERFINISHED
traditionalEconomicActivity livestock keeping
mixed farming
terraced agriculture
traditionalHousing thatched houses
traditionalReligion indigenous African beliefs
traditionalSettlementArea Kerio Valley escarpment
uses irrigation furrows
usesLandscape mountain slopes
valley floors

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Marakwet spokenBy Marakwet people
Marakwet ethnicGroupAssociated Marakwet people
Kalenjin people subgroup Marakwet people
Kipsigis community relatedGroup Marakwet people
Kipsigiis relatedEthnicGroup Marakwet people
Tugen people relatedEthnicGroup Marakwet people
Endo alternateNameOf Marakwet people
Endo ethnicallyEquivalentTo Marakwet people
Marakwet language spokenBy Marakwet people
Marakwet language ethnicGroup Marakwet people
Elgeyo-Marakwet County hasEthnicGroup Marakwet people
Sabaot people relatedEthnicGroup Marakwet people
Kipsigis people relatedEthnicGroup Marakwet people