Ik

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A language of Uganda

ISO 639-3
ikx
Alternate Names
Icietot, Ng’ateus, Ng’ateuso, Ngulak, Teus, Teuso, Teuth
Autonym
Icetod
User Population

14,000 (2014 census), increasing.

Location

Kaabong district: Dodoth county, Kamion subcounty.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Nilo-Saharan, Kuliak, Ik
Dialects

None known. Very different from other Eastern Sudanic languages.

Typology

VSO; ejectives and implosives, Advanced Tongue Root, vowel harmony, voiceless vowels, 8 morphological cases, non-final and final forms for all stems and morphemes, lexical tone.

Language Use

All domains. Used by all. Positive attitudes. All also use Ng’akarimojong [kdj]. Many also use Swahili [swh]. Some also use Turkana [tuv]. A few also use English [eng].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: Very low. Literature. Videos. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 2014.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ik
Writing

Latin script [Latn], used since 2009.

Other Comments

Christian, traditional religion.