Kabila›Ethnic groups›Kikuyu
Indigenous
Kikuyu
Agikuyu
Also known as: Gikuyu, Gekoyo
KenyaPatrilineal lineageGikuyu10 clans documented
Language
Gikuyu
Language family
Niger-Congo › Bantu
Lineage system
Patrilineal
Population
8,148,000
How they identify
NoteMũgĩkũyũ is gender-neutral for a single person. Agĩkũyũ is the collective plural.
FemaleMũgĩkũyũ
PeopleAgĩkũyũ
PersonMũgĩkũyũ
HomelandGĩkũyũland (Kirinyaga / Central Kenya)
Clans (10)
Aceera
Aacera
→
Agaciku
Agacikũ
→
Aicakamuyu
Aicakamũyũ
→
Airimu
Airimũ
→
Ambui
Ambũi
→
Angari
Angarĩ
→
Angechi
Angechi
→
Angui
Angũi
→
Anjiru
Anjirũ
→
Ethaga
Eethaga
→
Sources
  • 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census, Vol. IV, KNBS, 2019
  • A History of the Kikuyu, 1500–1900, Muriuki, Godfrey, 1974
  • Kikuyu people — Wikipedia
At a glance
Group nameKikuyu
EndonymAgikuyu
LanguageGikuyu
LineagePatrilineal
Population8,148,000
Clans10 documented
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