Pökoot
A language of Kenya
| Population | 264,000 in Kenya (1994 I. Larsen), increasing. Population total all countries: 334,400. |
| Region | Rift Valley Province, Baringo and West Pokot districts. Also in Uganda. |
| Language map |
Kenya, reference number 45 |
| Alternate names | Pakot, Pökot, Suk |
| Dialects | East Pokot, West Pokot. |
| Classification | Nilo-Saharan, Eastern Sudanic, Nilotic, Southern, Kalenjin, Pokot A member of macrolanguage Kalenjin [kln] (Kenya). |
| Language use | Vigorous. GIDS 6. Home, social gatherings. All ages. Positive attitude. Also use Kiswahili [swh] or English for education. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Efforts underway to develop functional literacy in Pökoot for all ages. NT: 1967–1987. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Seminomadic. Pastoralists: cattle, sheep, goats; agriculturalists. Traditional religion, Christian. |
Also spoken in:
Uganda
| Language name | Pökoot |
| Population | 70,400 in Uganda (2002 census). |
| Region | East central, near Kupsabiny. |
| Language map |
Uganda, reference number 27 |
| Alternate names | Pakot, Pokot, Suk |
| Comments | Seminomadic. Traditional religion, Christian. |
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