LTS ISO 639-3
Lutachoni
Lutachoni Autonym
A language of Kenya
- ISO 639
- lts
- Alternate Names
- Tachon, Tachoni, Tatsoni
- Autonym
- Lutachoni
- Population
- 85,600 (2019 census). , based on ethnicity.
- Location:
- Bungoma and Kakamega counties: Nzoia river middle reaches.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, J, Masaba-Luhya (E.31)
- Dialects
- None known. Reportedly similar to Lukabaras [lkb]. A member of macrolanguage Oluluyia [luy].
- Language Use
- All domains. Also use English [eng]. Also use Swahili [swh].
- Language Development
- Literature. Radio. Bible portions: 2018.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Lutachoni
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Bungoma and Kakamega counties: Nzoia river middle reaches.
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