Language
The Kipsigis speak Kipsigis as a mother tongue. It belongs to the Nilo-Saharan family, with dialects of the language most similar to Nandi.
According to Ethnologue, there were approximately 471,000 Kipsigis speakers in 2007, with the number increasing. Most are concentrated in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya.
Read more about this topic: Kipsigis People
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