Teso–Turkana languages
| 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 |
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. According to Gerrit Dimmendaal, most of these languages – Karimojong, Jie, Toposa, Turkana, and Nyangatom – are mutually intelligible, and for the most part differ only in regard to tone.[1] Teso belongs to the same broad group but is not described as being as closely related to Turkana as the others.
The languages are:
- Teso (Ateso)
- Karimojong (incl. Jie, Dodoth)
- Toposa (incl. Jiye)
- Turkana (incl. Nyangatom)
See also[]
- Ateker
References[]
- ^ Dimmendaal, Gerrit J. (1983) The Turkana language. Dordrecht: Foris. ISBN 90-70176-83-1
External links[]
Categories:
- Agglutinative languages
- Eastern Nilotic languages
- Nilo-Saharan language stubs