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Markweeta

A language of Kenya

ISO 639-3: enb

Population	161,000 (1997 census).
Region	Rift Valley Province, Elgeyo Marakwet District.
Language map	Kenya, reference number 31
Alternate names	Endo, Endo-Marakwet, Marakuet
Dialects	Endo (Northern), Sambirir (Southern). Low intelligibility of major Kalenjin dialects.
Classification	Nilo-Saharan, Eastern Sudanic, Nilotic, Southern, Kalenjin, Nandi-Markweta, Markweta A member of macrolanguage Kalenjin [kln] (Kenya).
Language use	Vigorous. Home, community. All ages. Positive attitude. Also use other Kalenjin [kln] varieties.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. Bible portions: 1998–2000.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Marakwet is a cover term for Endo-Sambirir. Pastoralists: cattle, goats, sheep; hunters; agriculturalists. Traditional religion, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

KISANGʼ, Philemon; LARSEN, Iver A., authors. n.d. Reading and writing Endo: a short introduction to the phonology of the Endo language.

Vernacular Publications

Iit kōwōōw koongˀ chikil (Learn to read and write in Marakwet). 2006.

Kēērēērinii laakwa. 1998.