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Kalenjin

/ˈkælənd͡ʒɪn/

Kalenjin noun: a member of an ethnic group of Nilotic origin living in the Great Rift Valley in western Kenya and eastern Uganda.

Noun

Kalenjin (plural Kalenjins or Kalenjin)

  1. A member of an ethnic group of Nilotic origin living in the Great Rift Valley in western Kenya and eastern Uganda.

Proper noun

Kalenjin

  1. The Nilotic language spoken by this group.

Forms of Kalenjin

pluralKalenjins
pluralKalenjin

Questions about Kalenjin

What does Kalenjin mean?
Kalenjin means a member of an ethnic group of Nilotic origin living in the Great Rift Valley in western Kenya and eastern Uganda.
What part of speech is Kalenjin?
Kalenjin can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Kalenjin?
Kalenjin is pronounced /ˈkælənd͡ʒɪn/.
What is the plural of Kalenjin?
The plural of Kalenjin is Kalenjins.

Words near Kalenjin in the dictionary

  1. kalendarial
  2. kalendaring
  3. kalendars
  4. kalends
  5. Kalenji
  6. Kalenjin
  7. Kalenjins
  8. kalenterid
  9. kalenterids
  10. kaleoun
  11. kaleouns

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