Terik people
Ethnic group in Kenya / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Terik people are a Kalenjin group inhabiting parts of the Kakamega and Nandi Districts of western Kenya, numbering about 323,230 people.[1]
|accessdate=24 March 2020 |website=Kenya National Bureau of Statistics| df=dmy }}</ref> They live wedged in between the Nandi, Luo and Luhya (Luyia) peoples. Among the Luo they are known as nyangóóri, but to the Terik, this is a derogatory term. The Terik call themselves Terikeek; in their usage, 'Terik' refers to their language, land, and culture.