Teso–Turkana languages
The Teso–Turkana (or Ateker) languages are a cluster of Eastern Nilotic languages, eastern South Sudan, northeastern Uganda, northwestern Kenya, and southwestern Ethiopia. In effect they form a dialect cluster consisting of c.2 million people.
| Teso–Turkana | |
|---|---|
| Ateker | |
| Geographic distribution | southeastern South Sudan, northeastern Uganda, northwestern Kenya, southwestern Ethiopia |
| Linguistic classification | Nilo-Saharan?
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| Subdivisions | |
| Glottolog | teso1248[1] |
The languages are:
- Teso (Ateso)
- Karimojong (incl. Jie, Dodoth)
- Toposa (incl. Jiye)
- Turkana (incl. Nyangatom)
See also
References
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Teso–Turkana". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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