Pökoot
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Pökoot is a Nilotic language spoken primarily by the Pokot people in Kenya and Uganda.
All labels observed (2)
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nilotic language
ⓘ
language ⓘ |
| country |
Republic of Kenya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Pokoot
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pokot NERFINISHED ⓘ Pökoot language NERFINISHED ⓘ Pökot ⓘ |
| hasBibleTranslation | partial ⓘ |
| hasEthnicPopulation | Pokot people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | poko1261 ⓘ |
| hasISO6393Code | pko ⓘ |
| hasLanguageDevelopment | literacy materials in community projects ⓘ |
| hasLexicalSimilarityWith | other Kalenjin-related Southern Nilotic languages ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
rich noun morphology
ⓘ
tone language ⓘ verb aspect marking ⓘ vowel harmony ⓘ |
| hasNeighborLanguage |
Karimojong
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marakwet NERFINISHED ⓘ Sabaot NERFINISHED ⓘ Tugen NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
consonant length (gemination)
ⓘ
contrastive vowel length ⓘ |
| hasStandardForm | no fully standardized orthography ⓘ |
| hasSyntacticFeature | basic word order SVO ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
| isEndangeredStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Southern Nilotic branch ⓘ |
| isRecognizedAs |
minority language in Kenya
ⓘ
minority language in Uganda ⓘ |
| isSpokenNear |
Kalenjin languages area
ⓘ
Turkana language area ⓘ |
| isTaughtIn | some primary schools in Pokot areas ⓘ |
| isUsedFor |
cultural practices
ⓘ
daily communication among Pokot people ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Nilo-Saharan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nilotic ⓘ |
| region |
Karamoja region of Uganda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rift Valley region of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Pokot people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Kenya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf | Southern Nilotic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pekot