El Molo people
El Molo woman and baby 1979 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 1,104 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Languages | |
| El Molo • Samburu • Swahili | |
| Religion | |
| Waaq, Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
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The El Molo, also known as Elmolo, Dehes, Fura-Pawa and Ldes, are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the northern Eastern Province of Kenya. They historically spoke the El Molo language as a mother tongue, an Afro-Asiatic language of the Cushitic branch, and now most El Molo speak Samburu.