Lutachoni

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A language of Kenya

ISO 639-3
lts
Alternate Names
Tachon, Tachoni, Tatsoni
Autonym
Lutachoni
User Population

85,600 (2019 census), based on ethnicity.

Location

Bungoma and Kakamega counties: Nzoia river middle reaches.

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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].