Kalenjin languages
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Kalenjin languages are a group of closely related Southern Nilotic languages spoken primarily by the Kalenjin people of Kenya and neighboring regions of East Africa.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kalenjin languages canonical | 15 |
| Kalenjin language | 1 |
| Kalenjin language cluster | 1 |
| Kalenjin macrolanguage | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Southern Nilotic languages
ⓘ
language family ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Rift Valley region
ⓘ
surface form:
Rift Valley region of Kenya
|
| closelyRelatedTo |
Datooga language
ⓘ
Omotic Nilotic languages ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupAssociated | Kalenjin ⓘ |
| glottologCode | kale1277 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Kalenjin
ⓘ
Nandi–Kalenjin ⓘ |
| hasISO639-3Code | kln ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Keiyo language
ⓘ
Kipsigis language ⓘ Marakwet language ⓘ Nandi language ⓘ Okiek language ⓘ Pokot language ⓘ Sabaot language ⓘ Terik language ⓘ Tugen language ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
consonant length (gemination)
ⓘ
tonal distinctions for lexical and grammatical contrasts ⓘ vowel length contrast ⓘ |
| historicalDevelopment | diverged from Proto-Southern Nilotic ⓘ |
| languageStatus | regional language group in Kenya ⓘ |
| linguisticBranchOf |
Southern Nilotic languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Nilotic branch
|
| partOf | Southern Nilotic subgroup of Nilotic ⓘ |
| primaryCountry | Kenya ⓘ |
| region | East Africa ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Kalenjin people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Kenya
ⓘ
Tanzania ⓘ Uganda ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Nilo-Saharan languages
ⓘ
Nilotic languages ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
rich verbal morphology
ⓘ
subject–verb–object word order (SVO) in some varieties ⓘ tone language ⓘ verb–subject–object word order (VSO) in some varieties ⓘ |
| usedFor |
local administration in some areas of Kenya
ⓘ
oral literature ⓘ traditional songs ⓘ |
| usedInEducation | early primary education in some Kenyan schools ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Nilo-Saharan phylum
this entity surface form:
Kalenjin language