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Maasai
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ethnic group inhabiting Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
The Maasai are an ethnic group primarily living in Kenya and Tanzania, known for their distinctive pastoral culture and traditions. They are historically significant in East African history and remain culturally important to the regions they inhabit.
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- Nilotic peoples
- Native language
- Maasai
- Religion
- Christianity
- Country
- Tanzania
- Population
- 850000
- Image
- Young Maasai Warrior.jpg
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The Maasai (/ˈmɑːsaɪ, mɑːˈsaɪ/) are an Eastern Nilotic ethnic group native to northern, central and southern regions of Kenya including northern Tanzania, near the African Great Lakes region. Their native language is Maa, a Nilotic language related to Dinka, Kalenjin and Nuer. A branch within the broader Nilo-Saharan language family. Except for some elders living in rural areas, most Maasai people speak the official languages of Kenya and Tanzania—Swahili and English.
The Maasai population has been reported as numbering 1,189,522 in Kenya in the 2019 census compared to 377,089 in the 1989 census.
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