塔纳河以北,图尔卡纳湖以东一直到印度洋西岸,是一片广袤的干旱地区,其面积约占肯尼亚总国土的一半,而人口仅为50万,他们都是操东库希特语言的民族。该地区的大多数居民为索马里人,人口达28万(1980年)。按肯尼亚政府的人口普查统计,这些索马里人分以下部族:欧加登人(90110人),德戈迪亚人(62425人),古雷赫人 To the north of the Tana River and to the east of the Indian Ocean from the east of Lake Turkana is a vast arid region covering about half of Kenya’s total territory and a population of only 500,000, Language of the nation. Most of the inhabitants of the area are Somalis, with a population of 280,000 (1980). According to the census of the Kenyan government, these Somalis are classified into the following clans: Ogaden (90110), Degeodiya (62425), Old Fleur