Tugen language
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The Tugen language is a Southern Nilotic language spoken by the Tugen people of Kenya’s Rift Valley, closely associated with other Kalenjin languages.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kalenjin language
ⓘ
Southern Nilotic language ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| altName |
Tugen Kalenjin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tugen dialect of Kalenjin ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Nilo-Saharan languages (traditional classification) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Keiyo language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kipsigis language ⓘ Marakwet language ⓘ Nandi language NERFINISHED ⓘ Pokot language NERFINISHED ⓘ Terik language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Tugen people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottologCode | tuge1240 ⓘ |
| glottologName | Tugen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
noun class or gender-like distinctions
ⓘ
rich verbal morphology ⓘ tone ⓘ vowel length contrast ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
| ISO639-3Code | tuy ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Nilotic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lexicallyInfluencedBy |
English language
ⓘ
Swahili language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringTo |
Samburu language
ⓘ
Turkana language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Kalenjin macrolanguage continuum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryWordOrder | VSO or VOS (typical Southern Nilotic patterns) ⓘ |
| region | Kenya’s Rift Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Tugen people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Kenya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rift Valley Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenInCounty |
Baringo County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elgeyo-Marakwet County NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Nakuru County ⓘ |
| status | regional language in Kenya ⓘ |
| subfamily | Southern Nilotic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgroup | Kalenjin languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily communication
ⓘ
folklore ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ proverbs ⓘ songs ⓘ |
| usedIn |
local administration in Tugen areas
ⓘ
local radio broadcasts in Tugen areas ⓘ traditional ceremonies of the Tugen people ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.