Teso-Turkana languages
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Teso-Turkana | |
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Geographic distribution: |
northwest Kenya, southeastern Sudan, northern Uganda |
Genetic classification: |
Nilo-Saharan Eastern Sudanic Nilotic Eastern Nilotic Teso-Lotuko-Maa Teso-Turkana |
Subdivisions: |
Karimojong
Toposa
Nyangatom
Jie
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The Teso-Turkana (or Ateker) languages are a cluster of Eastern Nilotic languages, spoken in northwest Kenya, northern Uganda, and southeastern Sudan. In effect they form a dialect cluster.
They include:
- Ateso language
- Karimojong language
- Toposa language
- Jie
- Nyangatom language