Kalenjin languages
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| Kalenjin | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution: | western Kenya, eastern Uganda, northern Tanzania |
| Linguistic classification: | Nilo-Saharan? |
| Subdivisions: | |
| Ethnologue code: | 17-1730 |
| ISO 639-2 / 5: | kln |
The Kalenjin languages are a group of twelve related Southern Nilotic languages spoken in Kenya, eastern Uganda and northern Tanzania. The term Kalenjin comes from a Nandi expression meaning 'I say (to you)'. Kalenjin in this broad linguistic sense should not be confused with Kalenjin as a term for the common identity the Nandi-speaking peoples of Kenya assumed halfway the twentieth century; see Kalenjin and Kalenjin language.
The Kalenjin languages are generally distinguished into four branches. There is less certainty regarding internal relationships within these.
- Elgon (Sebei)
- Nandi–Markweta (Kalenjin)
- Okiek
- Pökoot
References
- Rottland, Franz (1982) Die Südnilotischen Sprachen: Beschreibung, Vergleichung und Rekonstruktion (Kölner Beiträge zur Afrikanistik vol. 7). Berlin: Dietrich Reimer. (See esp. map 1 on p. 31, and the 'Sprachbeschreibung' of the Kalenjin languages on pp. 69–143.)
External links
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