One reason is that tribes have never been closed units: language, culture and appearance often overlap. Families often consist of members of different tribes, and it’s a matter of tradition whether a person’s tribe is determined by their fathers or mothers line. Another reason is that some ethnic groups are seen as subtribes and others as ‘main’ tribes. For example, the Rendille, Orma, Boran and Gabbra tribes are sometimes seen as a single tribe: the Oromo. To complicate matters further, different people use different spellings: Agikuyu instead of Kikuyu or Gikuky, Kamba instead of Akamba
The Maasai is the most famous tribe in Africa.
There are about 40 to 70 tribes in Kenya, depending on how you count but here's a list of ten Kenyan tribes you will never hear anyone mentioning them not even in class:
- Elkony
- Boni
- Sengwer
- The Tachoni
- Watha
- Yiaku
- Aweer
- Segeju
- Mbere
- The Isukha
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