Maa languages
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Maa languages are a group of closely related Eastern Nilotic languages spoken primarily by Maasai and related pastoralist communities in Kenya and Tanzania.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maa languages canonical | 2 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Nilotic languages
ⓘ
language group ⓘ |
| areEndangered | someVarieties ⓘ |
| areMutuallyIntelligible | toALargeExtent ⓘ |
| areSubjectOf | comparative Nilotic linguistics research ⓘ |
| areUsedAs | identity marker for Maasai communities ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Maa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maasai languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemberLanguage |
Arusha-Maasai language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ilchamus language NERFINISHED ⓘ Maasai language NERFINISHED ⓘ Samburu language ⓘ |
| haveInfluenceFrom |
English
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swahili NERFINISHED ⓘ neighboring Bantu languages ⓘ |
| ISO639FamilyCode | nil-eas (Eastern Nilotic) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticBranchOf | Eastern Nilotic branch ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Northern Tanzania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rift Valley region of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Arusha Maasai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baraguyu NERFINISHED ⓘ Ilchamus people NERFINISHED ⓘ Maasai people NERFINISHED ⓘ Samburu people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Kenya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Nilo-Saharan languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nilotic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typologically | tonal languages ⓘ |
| usedFor |
oral literature
ⓘ
pastoralist cultural practices ⓘ ritual communication ⓘ |
| wordOrder | SVO-dominant ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin script (for modern orthographies) ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.