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Turkana

American

[toor-kah-nuh] / tʊərˈkɑ nə /

noun

plural

Turkanas,

plural

Turkana

a member of a seminomadic people of northwestern Kenya and bordering areas of Uganda.
the Nilotic language of the Turkana.
Formerly Rudolf. Lake. a lake in E Africa, in NE Kenya. 185 miles (298 km) long; 3,500 sq. mi. (9,100 sq. km).

Turkana British

/ tɜːˈkɑːnə /

noun

Former name: Lake Rudolf. a long narrow lake in E Africa, in the Great Rift Valley. Area: 7104 sq km (2743 sq miles)

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A new study published in Nature Communications reveals astonishing evidence of this long-lived technological tradition in Kenya's Turkana Basin.

From Science Daily • Nov. 4, 2025

However, she than goes back home to Turkana to bravely confront them when she finds out that her new baby sister has been promised to Shadrack as a replacement bride.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2025

When a team of excavators in the Turkana Basin, an archaeological site in Kenya, dug deeper, they found more evidence that ancient human ancestors had existed in the region: footprints.

From Salon • Nov. 29, 2024

Ikeny, 15, was cast in “Nawi” after the filmmakers visited numerous schools in Kenya’s Turkana County, where the story is set.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2024

The local tribe, the Turkana, were amazed to see rain.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau

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