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The Samburu are a Nilotic people of north-central Kenya. Traditionally, they are semi-nomadic pastoralists who primarily herd cattle but also keep sheep, goats and camels. They refer to themselves as Lokop or Loikop, a term varied interpretations among the Samburu. Some believe it means "owners of the land" ("lo" meaning ownership and "nkop" meaning land) while others have different interpretations.
The Samburu speak the Samburu dialect of the Maa language, a Nilotic language which also spoken by other 22 sub tribes of the Maa community commonly known as the Maasai. Some suggest that the Samburu are a distinct tribe separate from the Maasai, a view that it seems some Samburu people accept today.
Samburu National Reserve is one of the well known wildlife conservation areas in Kenya. Within the Maa community of Kenya and Tanzania, the Samburu sub-tribe is the third largest, following the Kisonko (Isikirari) of Tanzania and Purko of Kenya and Tanzania.
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