Kenya's El-Molo people fear death of their language

Name: Kenya's El-Molo people fear death of their language
Uploaded: 2020-01-09T00:38:29.000Z
Duration: 2 min 1 s
Description: Kenya's El-Molo people say there are not enough new young speakers learning from their elders.

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El-Molo are Kenya’s smallest ethnic group with around 560 people.

Although their numbers have recovered slightly in recent years, the people who live on the Komote Island of Lake Turkana fear their language could become extinct.

Video Journalist: Yadeta Berhanu for BBC Afaan Oromoo

Africa

9 January 2020