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Kenya

The El Molo are one of the smallest ethnic communities in Kenya, residing on the southeastern shores of Lake Turkana. Traditionally fisherfolk, they speak a Cushitic language influenced by neighboring Nilotic groups. Social organization is based on small patrilineal clan units.

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The El Molo are one of the smallest ethnic communities in Kenya, residing on the southeastern shores of Lake Turkana. Traditionally fisherfolk, they speak a Cushitic language influenced by neighboring Nilotic groups. Social organization is based on small patrilineal clan units.