Marakwet language
E866840
The Marakwet language is a Southern Nilotic language spoken by the Marakwet people of Kenya and is closely related to other Kalenjin languages such as Kipsigis.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kalenjin language
ⓘ
Southern Nilotic language ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion |
Christianity (in local use)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
traditional Marakwet beliefs ⓘ |
| belongsToBranch | Eastern Sudanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToPhylum | Nilo-Saharan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Kipsigis language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nandi language NERFINISHED ⓘ Pokot language NERFINISHED ⓘ Tugen language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Marakwet people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Endo-Marakweta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marakweta NERFINISHED ⓘ Markweta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Almoo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Endo ⓘ Markweta NERFINISHED ⓘ Sengwer-related varieties ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
local governance
ⓘ
rituals ⓘ traditional songs ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
noun class-like gender system
ⓘ
rich verbal morphology ⓘ tone language ⓘ vowel length contrast ⓘ |
| isMutuallyIntelligibleWith | other Kalenjin varieties to some degree ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Nilotic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Kalenjin macrolanguage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Elgeyo-Marakwet County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rift Valley Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Marakwet people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn | Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | regional minority language in Kenya ⓘ |
| subfamily | Southern Nilotic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgroup | Kalenjin languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily communication
ⓘ
folklore ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| usedInEducation | local primary schools (informally or in early grades) ⓘ |
| wordOrder |
VOS
ⓘ
VSO ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.