Markweta language

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Markweta
Native to Kenya
Ethnicity Marakwet
Native speakers
180,000  (2009 census)[1]
Dialects
Endo (Northern)
Sambirir (Southern)
Language codes
ISO 639-3 enb

Markweta (Markweeta) is a Kalenjin language of Kenya. The regional terms Endo and Sambirir (or the clan name Talai) have been used for northern and southern Markweta, but they are not distinct dialects.

References

  1. Markweta reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)


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