Statistics for Ethnic Groups and Languages of Kenya

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Language family	Language	Ethnic group	Number	%	County or former province	% Correct
Niger-Congo - Bantu	Swahili/Kiswahili	Swahili people/Waswahili			Former Coast Province (especially Mombasa)	79%
Niger-Congo - Bantu	Kikuyu/Gikuyu	Kikuyu people	8,2 million	17	Former Central Province	75%
Nilo-Saharan? - Nilotic	Maasai/Maa	Maasai people	1,2 million	3	Northern, central and southern Kenya	75%
Afro-Asiatic - Cushitic	Somali	Somalis	2,8 million	6	Former North Eastern Province	75%
Nilo-Saharan? - Nilotic	Dholuo	Luo people	5 million	10,5	Western Kenya	67%
Nilo-Saharan? - Nilotic	Kalenjin languages	Kalenjin people	6,4 million	13	Former Rift Valley Province	46%
Niger-Congo - Bantu	Luhya	Luhya people	6,8 million	14	Former Western Province	38%
Nilo-Saharan? - Nilotic	Turkana	Turkana people	1 million	2	Turkana (in former Rift Valley Province)	38%
Niger-Congo - Bantu	Kamba/Kikamba	Kamba people/Akamba	4,6 million	10	Makueni, Kitui and Machakos Counties (south in former Eastern Province)	33%
Niger-Congo - Bantu	Meru/Kimiiru	Meru people	2 million	5	Former Eastern Province	29%
Afro-Asiatic - Semitic	Arabic	Arabs	60.000	0,1	Former Coast Province	25%
Niger-Congo - Bantu	Gusii	Kisii people/Abagusii	2,7 million	6	Former Nyanza and Rift Valley Provinces	21%
Niger-Congo - Bantu	Mijikenda	Mijikenda peoples	2,5 million	5,5	Former Coast Province	21%
Niger-Congo - Bantu	Taita	Taita people	350.000	0,8	Former Coast Province	17%