Nandi language

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The Nandi language is a Southern Nilotic language spoken primarily by the Nandi people of Kenya, closely related to other Kalenjin languages.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Nandi language canonical 23

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Kalenjin language
Southern Nilotic language
associatedWithCulture Nandi culture
associatedWithPeople Kalenjin people
belongsToMacroLanguageGroup Kalenjin
closelyRelatedTo Keiyo language
Kipsigis language
Marakwet language
Pokot language
Sabaot language
Tugen language
coexistsWith English in Kenya
Swahili in Kenya
continent Africa
country Kenya
ethnicGroup Nandi people
hasAlternativeName Nandi
Nandi (Kalenjin)
linked to: Nandi–Kalenjin
hasDialectContinuumWith other Kalenjin varieties
hasGrammaticalFeature case-marking via suffixes and particles
rich verbal morphology
verb-initial word order tendencies
hasISO639-3Code niq
hasLinguisticResearchOn morphology
phonology
syntax
hasNeighboringLanguage English
Kiswahili
linked to: Swahili language
hasPhonologicalFeature tone
vowel length contrast
hasStatus regional language in Kenya
isMinorityLanguageIn Kenya
isSpokenAsFirstLanguageBy many Nandi people
languageFamily Nilotic languages
linguisticClassification Nilo-Saharan languages (proposed)
partOf Kalenjin dialect continuum
primaryCountry Kenya
region Rift Valley region of Kenya
spokenBy Nandi people
spokenIn Kenya
subfamily Southern Nilotic languages
subgroup Kalenjin languages
usedFor daily communication among Nandi people
oral literature
traditional songs and poetry
usedIn local education in some Nandi areas
local radio broadcasts in Nandi areas
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nilotic languages majorLanguage Nandi language
Nandi hasAlternativeName Nandi language
Kipsigis relatedTo Nandi language
Marakwet closelyRelatedTo Nandi language
Pokot closelyRelatedTo Nandi language
Sabaot isRelatedTo Nandi language
Kalenjin languages hasMember Nandi language
Keiyo closelyRelatedTo Nandi language
Pokot language closelyRelatedTo Nandi language
Nandi–Kalenjin speaks Nandi language
Nandi–Kalenjin uses Nandi language
Tugen language closelyRelatedTo Nandi language
Keiyo language closelyRelatedTo Nandi language
Keiyo language neighboringLanguages Nandi language
Kipsigis language geneticRelation Nandi language
Kipsigis language closelyRelatedTo Nandi language
Marakwet language closelyRelatedTo Nandi language
Terik language neighboringLanguageOf Nandi language
Terik language languageShiftTowards Nandi language
Terik language isInfluencedBy Nandi language
Terik language closelyRelatedLanguage Nandi language
subject linked to: Terik people
Nandi people language Nandi language