Tugen language

A language of Kenya
Tugen
North Tugen
Native toKenya
RegionWest Central Kenya
Native speakers
140,000 (2009 census)[1]
Language family
Nilo-Saharan?
  • Eastern Sudanic
    • Southern Nilotic
      • Kalenjin
        • Nandi–Markweta
          • Nandi
            • Tugen
Language codes
ISO 639-3tuy
Glottologtuge1241
Linguasphere0-CAA-be (tugen-N.) + 0-CAA-db (tugen-S.)

Tugen is the language spoken by the about 200,000 Tugen people of the broader Kalenjin group in Kenya. As a part of the Kalenjin dialect cluster, it is most closely related to such varieties as Kipsigis and Nandi.

The Tugen is made up of two main sub-groups, Arror in the north and the Samor in the central parts of Baringo district, Kenya.

References

  1. ^ Tugen at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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Part of the proposed Nilo-Saharan language family
Northern k languages
Nubian
Hill Nubian
Nara
Nyima
Taman
Southern n languages
Surmic
North
Southeast
Southwest
Eastern Jebel
Temein
Daju
Eastern
Western
Nilotic
Large group listed below
Eastern
Bari
Teso–Turkana
Lotuko
Ongamo–Maa
Western
Dinka–Nuer
Luo
Northern
Southern
Burun
Southern
Kalenjin
Elgon
Nandi–Markweta
Okiek–Mosiro
Pökoot
Omotik–Datooga
Italics indicate extinct languages
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