Tugen language
Appearance
Tugen | |
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North Tugen | |
Native to | Kenya |
Region | West Central Kenya |
Native speakers | 140,000 (2009 census)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | tuy |
Glottolog | tuge1241 |
Linguasphere | 0-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 three main sub-groups, the Lembus to the south, the Arror in the north and the Samor in the central parts of Baringo district, Kenya.
References
- ^ Tugen at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)