Tugen language
| Tugen | |
|---|---|
| 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 two main sub-groups, Arror in the north and the Samor in the central parts of Baringo district, Kenya.
References
- ^ Tugen at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
