The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: MUU
ISO 639-2: cus
| Population | 50 speakers out of 250 ethnic group (1983). |
| Region | Laikipia District, Mukogodo Division, Mukogodo Forest west of Doldol, foothills north of Mt. Kenya. |
| Alternate names | MUKOGODO, MOGOGODO, MUKOQUODO, SIEGU, YAAKUA, 'NDOROBO' |
| Classification | Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, East, Yaaku. |
| Comments | Yaaku may be Konsoid, Dullay rather than Oromo. Most or all 'Ndorobo' groups are highly bilingual in an adopted language. Yaaku not used in many domains. All over 40 years old (1983). Negative attitude toward Yaaku. 'Ndorobo' is a derogatory cover term for several small hunter or forest groups, which are not linguistically related (El Molo, Yaaku, Okiek, Omotik). Forest. Hunter-gatherers, pastoralists. Christian. Nearly extinct. |
