KabilaEthnic groupsMaasaiIldamat
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Section
Ildamat
Oldamat
MaasaiPatrilineal lineageMaa
Language
Maa
Lineage system
Patrilineal
Population
Type
Section
About the Ildamat

Maasai territorial section based in Trans-Mara

How they identify
Person (singular)Oldamat
People (plural)Ildamat
HomelandBaringo County
Language / dialectMaa

A member introduces themselves: “Ndi Oldamat — from the land of Baringo 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
At a glance
NameIldamat
EndonymOldamat
Ethnic groupMaasai
TypeSection
LanguageMaa
LineagePatrilineal
Sub-groups0 documented
Clans0 documented
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