Kipsigis language
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The Kipsigis language is a Southern Nilotic language spoken by the Kipsigis people of Kenya, forming part of the broader Kalenjin language cluster.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kalenjin language
ⓘ
Southern Nilotic language ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Nandi language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tugen language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coexistsWith |
English language
ⓘ
Swahili language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Kipsigis people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geneticRelation |
Keiyo language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marakwet language ⓘ Nandi language NERFINISHED ⓘ Pokot language NERFINISHED ⓘ Sabaot language ⓘ Tugen language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Kipsigis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kipsikiis (autonym variant) ⓘ |
| hasDialects | regional varieties within Kipsigis-speaking areas ⓘ |
| hasISO639-3Code | sgc ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticResource | descriptive grammars and wordlists in academic literature ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature |
case-marking through suffixes
ⓘ
rich verbal morphology ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
tone distinctions
ⓘ
vowel length contrast ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Eastern Sudanic languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nilo-Saharan languages ⓘ Nilotic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Nilotic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticTypology |
tone language
ⓘ
verb–initial tendencies ⓘ |
| partOf | Kalenjin language cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Bomet County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kericho County NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Nakuru County ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Kipsigis people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Kenya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rift Valley region of Kenya ⓘ |
| status | regional language in Kenya ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf |
Nilotic languages
ⓘ
Southern Nilotic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Kipsigis community in rural areas
ⓘ
Kipsigis community in urban centers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
folklore
ⓘ
local media ⓘ oral communication ⓘ traditional songs ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Kipsigis cultural ceremonies
ⓘ
Kipsigis oral literature ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.