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Rendille

A language of Kenya

ISO 639-3: rel

Population	34,700 (2006), increasing.
Region	Eastern Province, Marsabit District, between Lake Turkana and Marsabit Mt.
Language map	Kenya, reference number 46
Alternate names	Randile, Rendile
Classification	Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, East, Rendille-Boni
Language use	Vigorous. GIDS 6. Home, social gatherings. All ages. Positive attitude. Also use Kiswahili [swh] or English.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. Literacy activities in some churches. Bible portions: 1993–2000.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Nomadic. The Ariaal Rendille people live in interdependent relationship with the Samburu and speak Samburu [saq]. SOV. Pastoralists: camels, sheep, goats, cattle. Traditional religion, Muslim, 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.  

ELVERY, Noela, author. 1990. The Rendille project.

PILLINGER, Stephen, author. 1988. "Tone and accent in Rendille: a preliminary investigation."

PILLINGER, Stephen, author. 1989. Accent, tone and prosodic structure in Rendille, with particular reference to the nominal system.

SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Rendille Church music #1 DS-09.

SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Rendille music DS-08.

SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Rendille music DS-10-pres.

SHALER, Dorothy, recorder. 2012. Rendille New Moon celebration DS-11-pres.

SIM, Ronald J., author. 1981. "Morphophonemics of the verb in Rendille."

SIM, Ronald J.; WEDEKIND, Klaus, authors. 1982. Review of: Sprachliche Studien zum Rendille, by Günther Schlee.

ZIEGLER, Lynn, author. 1990. Rendille update.

Vernacular Publications

a b ch. 1992.

Ekkaannáan. 1992.

Góob Arbele. 1992.

Hoolá Arbele. 1993.

Inam ichóow inám. 1993.

Isíyey!. 1992.

Jíira á riira. 1993.

Soonnáan abánni. 1992.

Yeelé Arbele. 1993.