| Teso–Turkana | |
|---|---|
| Ateker | |
| Geographic distribution | southeastern South Sudan, northeastern Uganda, northwestern Kenya, southwestern Ethiopia |
| Linguistic classification | Nilo-Saharan? |
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| Glottolog | teso1248 |
The Teso–Turkana (or Ateker) languages are a group of closely related Eastern Nilotic languages spoken in southeastern 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–Turkana
- Teso (Ateso)
- Turkanic
- Turkana
- Karimojong (incl. Jie, Dodoth)
- Toposa (incl. Jiye)
- Nyangatom
See also
References
- ^ Dimmendaal, Gerrit J. (1983) The Turkana language. Dordrecht: Foris. ISBN 90-70176-83-1
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