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Tugen language

Tugen
North Tugen
Native toKenya
RegionWest Central Kenya
Native speakers
140,000 (2009 census)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3tuy
Glottologtuge1241
Linguasphere0-CAA-be (tugen-N.) + 0-CAA-db (tugen-S.)

Tugen is the language spoken by 197,556 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.[1]

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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