Rendille language
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| Rendille | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in | Kenya |
| Region | Eastern Province |
| Native speakers | 32,000 (1994) |
| Language family |
Afro-Asiatic
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | rel |
Rendille (also known as Rendile, Randile) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Kenya by the Rendille. However, many Rendille are showing a preference for Samburu as their primary language.[1]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Raymond G. Gordon, Jr, ed. 2005. Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 15th edition. Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics.
[edit] References
- Antoinette Oomen. 1981. "Gender and Plurality in Rendille," Afroasiatic Linguistics 8:35-75.
- Steve Pillinger & Letiwa Galboran. 1999. A Rendille Dictionary, Including a Grammatical Outline and an English-Rendille Index. Cushitic Language Studies Volume 14. Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag.
- Ronald J. Sim. 1981. "Morphophonemics of the Verb in Rendille," Afroasiatic Linguistics 8:1-33.
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