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Rendille
Rendille woman in colourful collar
Rendille woman in colourful collar
Total population
96,313[1]
Regions with significant populations
Rendille people Kenya
Languages
Rendille
Religion
Traditional religion, Christianity, Islam[2]
Related ethnic groups
  • Aweer
  • Gabra
  • Sakuye
  • Borana
  • Oromo
  • other Cushitic peoples

The Rendille (also known as Rendille, Reendile, Rendili, Randali, Randile, and Randille[3]) are a Cushitic ethnic group inhabiting the Eastern Province of Kenya.[4]

  1. ^ "2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume IV: Distribution of Population by Socio-Economic Characteristics". Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Rendille". Ethnologue. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  3. ^ John A., Shoup (2011). Ethnic Groups of Africa and the Middle East: An Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. pp. 249–250. ISBN 978-1-59884-362-0.
  4. ^ Roth, Eric Abella (1993). "A Reexamination of Rendille Population Regulation". American Anthropologist. 95 (3): 597–611. doi:10.1525/aa.1993.95.3.02a00030. ISSN 0002-7294.

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