| Sabaot | |
|---|---|
| Sebei | |
| Spoken in | Kenya |
| Region | Mount Elgon |
| Ethnicity | Sebei people |
| Native speakers | 279,000 (2001) |
| Language family | |
| Dialects |
Bong’omeek (Bong’om)
Koony (Kony)
Book (Pok)
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | spy |
SABAOT The Sabaot people live on or near the slopes of Mount Elgon. The hills of their homeland gradually rise from an elevation of 5,000 to 14,000 feet. The area is crisscrossed by numerous mountain streams and spectacular waterfalls. Mount Elgon is an extinct volcano about fifty (50) miles in diameter. The Kenya-Uganda border goes straight through the mountain-top, cutting the Sabaot homeland into two halves.