Camus language
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The Camus language is a Nilotic language spoken by the Camus (Il Chamus) people of Kenya, closely related to Maasai and part of the broader Maa language cluster.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Nilotic language
ⓘ
Maa language ⓘ Nilotic language ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Camus Maa
NERFINISHED
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Chamus language NERFINISHED ⓘ Il Chamus language ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Maasai language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Samburu language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Il Chamus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAncestor |
Proto-Eastern Nilotic language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Proto-Nilotic language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iso639-3Code | ilc ⓘ |
| languageCluster | Maa languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Eastern Sudanic languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nilo-Saharan languages ⓘ Nilotic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSubfamily | Eastern Nilotic languages ⓘ |
| partOf | Maa dialect continuum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Rift Valley Province, Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Camus people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Il Chamus people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn | Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cultural practices of Il Chamus people
ⓘ
daily communication within Il Chamus community ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.