NIQ ISO 639-3
Nandi
A language of Kenya
- ISO 639
- niq
- Alternate Names
- Cemual, Kalenjin Nandi, Naandi
- Population
- 938,000 (2019 census). , based on ethnicity.
- Location:
- Nandi and Uasin Gishu counties; Kisumu county: some north of Kisumu town.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing).
- Classification
- Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Core, Eastern Sudanic, Southern (n languages), Nilotic, Southern, Kalenjin, Nandi-Markweta, Nandi
- Dialects
- A member of macrolanguage Kalenjin [kln].
- Language Use
- Also use English [eng]. Also use Swahili [swh]. Used as L2 by Terik [tec].
- Language Development
- Literature. Radio. Grammar.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Nandi
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Nandi and Uasin Gishu counties; Kisumu county: some north of Kisumu town.
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