Nandi language
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The Nandi language is a Southern Nilotic language spoken primarily by the Nandi people of Kenya, closely related to other Kalenjin languages.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kalenjin language
ⓘ
Southern Nilotic language ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | Nandi culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople | Kalenjin people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToMacroLanguageGroup | Kalenjin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Keiyo language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kipsigis language ⓘ Marakwet language NERFINISHED ⓘ Pokot language NERFINISHED ⓘ Sabaot language ⓘ Tugen language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coexistsWith |
English in Kenya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swahili in Kenya ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Nandi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Nandi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nandi (Kalenjin) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialectContinuumWith | other Kalenjin varieties ⓘ |
| hasGrammaticalFeature |
case-marking via suffixes and particles
ⓘ
rich verbal morphology ⓘ verb-initial word order tendencies ⓘ |
| hasISO639-3Code | niq ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticResearchOn |
morphology
ⓘ
phonology ⓘ syntax ⓘ |
| hasNeighboringLanguage |
English
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kiswahili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
tone
ⓘ
vowel length contrast ⓘ |
| hasStatus | regional language in Kenya ⓘ |
| isMinorityLanguageIn | Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSpokenAsFirstLanguageBy | many Nandi people ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Nilotic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticClassification | Nilo-Saharan languages (proposed) ⓘ |
| partOf | Kalenjin dialect continuum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCountry | Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Rift Valley region of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Nandi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn | Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | Southern Nilotic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgroup | Kalenjin languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily communication among Nandi people
ⓘ
oral literature ⓘ traditional songs and poetry ⓘ |
| usedIn |
local education in some Nandi areas
ⓘ
local radio broadcasts in Nandi areas ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.