Terik

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A language of Kenya

ISO 639-3
tec
Alternate Names
Nyang’ori
User Population

23,300 (2019 census), decreasing, based on ethnicity. Ethnic population: 120,000 (2020 UNESCO).

Location

Nandi and Uasin Gishu counties: west of Eldoret.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

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

None known. Very similar to Nandi [niq]. A member of macrolanguage Kalenjin [kln].

Language Use

Adults only. Shifting to Nandi [niq]. Also use Swahili [swh].

Language Development

Radio.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Terik
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].