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Ik

A language of Uganda

ISO 639-3: ikx

Population	10,000, increasing. Ethnic population: 10,000.
Region	Northeast Karamoja.
Language map	Uganda, reference number 11
Alternate names	Icetot, Icietot, Ngulak, Teuso, Teuth
Dialects	Very different from other Eastern Sudanic languages.
Classification	Nilo-Saharan, Eastern Sudanic, Kuliak, Ik
Language use	All. All ages. Very positive attitude. A vital language. Some also use Karamojong [kdj].
Language development	Literacy rate in L2: Very low. Dictionary.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	They call their language ‘Icetot’. Agriculturalists. Traditional religion, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

ARENSEN, Jonathan E., author. 1983. Sticks and Straw: Comparative House Forms in Southern Sudan and Northern Kenya.  

NANNYOMBI, Prossy; WIEDEMANN, Sabine, authors. 2007. "Ik language assessment report."  

SCHROCK, Terrill B., author. 2011. "The Phonological Segments and Syllabic Structure of Ik."