PKO ISO 639-3
Pökoot
ngala Pökot Autonym
A language of Kenya
- ISO 639
- pko
- Alternate Names
- Pakot, Pokot, Pökot, Suk, ng’ala Pokot
- Autonym
- ngala Pökot
- Population
- 778,000 in Kenya (2019 census), increasing. , based on ethnicity. Total users in all countries: 883,000.
- Location:
- Baringo, Turkana and West Pokot counties; Nakuru and Nyandarua counties: northeast of Nakuru town.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing).
- Classification
- Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Core, Eastern Sudanic, Southern (n languages), Nilotic, Southern, Kalenjin, Pokot
- Dialects
- East Pokot, West Pokot. A member of macrolanguage Kalenjin [kln].
- Language Use
- Vigorous. Home, social gatherings. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use English [eng], especially for education and communication with outsiders. Also use Swahili [swh], especially for education and communication with outsiders. Used as L2 by Turkana [tuv].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Efforts underway to develop functional literacy in Pökoot for all ages. Literature. Radio. Grammar. Texts. Bible: 2009.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Pökoot
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Seminomadic. Traditional religion, Christian.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Amudat and Nakapiripirit districts.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing)
- Other Comments
- Seminomadic. Traditional religion, Christian. View other languages of Uganda
Language Name
Pökoot
User Population
105,000 in Uganda (2014 census), increasing. Census based on tribal affiliation.
Map
Location: Baringo, Turkana and West Pokot counties; Nakuru and Nyandarua counties: northeast of Nakuru town.
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