Nandi

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A language of Kenya

ISO 639-3
niq
Alternate Names
Cemual, Kalenjin Nandi, Naandi
User Population

938,000 (2019 census), based on ethnicity.

Location

Nandi and Uasin Gishu counties; Kisumu county: some north of Kisumu town.

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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].