Terik language
E866841
The Terik language is a Southern Nilotic language spoken by the Terik people of western Kenya, closely associated with neighboring Kalenjin groups such as the Kipsigis.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nilotic language
ⓘ
Southern Nilotic language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Kalenjin people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToBranch | Kalenjin branch of Southern Nilotic ⓘ |
| classifiedBy | linguists as part of the Kalenjin cluster ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Kipsigis language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Terik people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottocode | teri1252 ⓘ |
| glottologName | Terik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Terek
ⓘ
Terik-Kalenjin NERFINISHED ⓘ Tirik ⓘ |
| hasBasicWordOrder |
VOS
ⓘ
VSO ⓘ |
| hasDomain | home and community domains ⓘ |
| hasISO639-3Code | tec ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
tone
ⓘ
vowel harmony ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSpeakersStatus | small speaker population ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
geminate consonants
ⓘ
long and short vowel contrast ⓘ |
| isEndangered | true ⓘ |
| isInfluencedBy |
Kipsigis language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nandi language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isMutuallyIntelligibleWith |
Kipsigis language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nandi language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSpokenAlong | border between Nandi and Kipsigis areas ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | studies in Southern Nilotic comparative linguistics ⓘ |
| isUsedLessBy | younger Terik generations ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Nilotic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageShiftTowards |
Kipsigis language
ⓘ
Nandi language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguageOf |
Kipsigis language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nandi language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Kalenjin languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Rift Valley region of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Terik people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Kenya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Kenya ⓘ |
| subfamily | Southern Nilotic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | vulnerable or endangered language ⓘ |
| usedFor | daily communication within Terik communities ⓘ |
| usedIn | traditional oral literature of the Terik people ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.