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Tribe
Pokot
Pokot
KalenjinPatrilineal lineagePokot30 clans documented2 sub-groups
Language
Pokot
Lineage system
Patrilineal
Population
800,000
Type
Tribe
About the Pokot

A large cross-border group inhabiting both pastoral and agricultural zones in Kenya and Uganda.

How they identify
Person (singular)Pokot
People (plural)Pokot
HomelandWest Pokot County
Language / dialectPokot

A member introduces themselves: “Ndi Pokot” — from the land of West Pokot County.

Sub-groups (2)
Hill Pokot
Pipökotozek
→
Plains Pokot
Pipönkotozek
→
Clans (30)
Chapin
→
Kitong
→
Köno
→
Kopil
→
Kösöm
→
Köymö
→
Lökenï
→
Moyoy
→
Ngïsurot
→
Ngörököyöt
→
Orö
→
Pkomör
→
Ptïnkö
→
Ptuya
→
Riy
→
Saniak
→
Sigh
→
Sikowot
→
Silökot
→
Sïnïkïrot
→
Sïpan
→
Sïrkoy
→
Siwotoy
→
Sökö
→
Solyongot
→
Sotot
→
Talai
→
Talay
→
Tïnkö
→
Tul
→
Sources
Parent ethnic group
Kalenjin
Kalenjin
→
At a glance
NamePokot
EndonymPokot
Ethnic groupKalenjin
TypeTribe
LanguagePokot
LineagePatrilineal
Population800,000
Sub-groups2 documented
Clans30 documented
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