Tugen language

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Tugen
North Tugen
Native to Kenya
Region West Central Kenya
Native speakers
 140,000  (2009 census)[1]
Nilo-Saharan?
  • Eastern Sudanic
    • Southern Nilotic
Language codes
ISO 639-3 tuy

Tugen is the language spoken by the about 200,000 Tugen people of the broader Kalenjin group in Kenya. As a part of the Kalenjin dialect cluster, it is most closely related to such varieties as Kipsigis and Nandi.

The Tugen is made up of three main sub-groups, the Lembus to the south, the Arror in the north and the Samor in the central parts of Baringo district, Kenya.

These Tugen sub-groups have unique dialects that might interest linguist researchers.

Kipturgo K.M

References

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



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