Maasai people
ethnic group inhabiting Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
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Summary
Maasai people is a people[1]. They ranks in the top 5% of people entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,838 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Native language: Maasai[3]
- Religion or worldview: Christianity[4]
- Country: Kenya[5], Tanzania[6]
- Instance of: ethnic group[7]
- Subclass of: indigenous peoples of Africa[8], Nilotic peoples[9]
- Commons category: Maasai[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Maasai[11]
- Population: 850,000[12]
- Described by source: National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan[13], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[14], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[19]
- P14541: 27cTQq[20]
Why It Matters
Maasai people has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] They is known by 76 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]