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Ilpurko
Olpurko
MaasaiPatrilineal lineageMaa
Language
Maa
Lineage system
Patrilineal
Population
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Type
Section
About the Ilpurko

Maasai territorial section based in Narok

How they identify
Person (singular)Olpurko
People (plural)Ilpurko
HomelandNarok County
Language / dialectMaa

A member introduces themselves: “Ndi Olpurko” — from the land of Narok County.

Sources
  • 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census, Vol. IV, KNBS, 2019
  • Being Maasai: Ethnicity and Identity in East Africa, Spear, T. & Waller, R. (eds.), 1993
  • Maasai people — Wikipedia
Parent ethnic group
Maasai
Ilmaasai
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At a glance
NameIlpurko
EndonymOlpurko
Ethnic groupMaasai
TypeSection
LanguageMaa
LineagePatrilineal
Sub-groups0 documented
Clans0 documented
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