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.

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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

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Keiyo closelyRelatedTo Nandi language
Marakwet closelyRelatedTo Nandi language
Pokot closelyRelatedTo Nandi language
Nandi hasAlternativeName Nandi language
Kalenjin languages hasMember Nandi language
Sabaot isRelatedTo Nandi language
Nilotic languages majorLanguage Nandi language
Kipsigis relatedTo Nandi language