Omotik

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A language of Kenya

ISO 639-3
omt
Alternate Names
Laamoot, Omotic, “Ndorobo” (pej.)
User Population

50 (1980). Ethnic population: 200 (2020 Joshua Project).

Location

Narok county: Lemek area.

Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification
Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Core, Eastern Sudanic, Southern (n languages), Nilotic, Southern, Tatoga
Dialects

Suiei. Lexical similarity: 60% with Kalenjin [kln], 50% with Datooga [tcc].

Language Use

Older adults only. Shifted to Maasai [mas].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Omotik
Other Comments

“Ndorobo” is a pejorative cover term for several small hunter or forest groups, that are not linguistically related (El Molo [elo], Yaaku [muu], and Okiek [oki]). Traditional religion.