Samburu
A language of Kenya
| Population | 174,000 (2006), increasing. |
| Region | Samburu District, Lake Baringo south and east shores; Rift Valley Province (Chamus), Baringo District. |
| Language map |
Kenya, reference number 49 |
| Alternate names | Burkeneji, E Lokop, Lokop, Nkutuk, Sambur, Sampur |
| Dialects | Chamus (Ilcamus, Njemps). Lexical similarity: 94%–88% with the Chamus dialect, 89%–77% with Maasai [mas], 59% with Ngasa [nsg] (Ongamo), 82% between Chamus and Maasai [mas]. |
| Classification | Nilo-Saharan, Eastern Sudanic, Nilotic, Eastern, Lotuxo-Teso, Lotuxo-Maa, Ongamo-Maa |
| Language use | GIDS 6. Home, social gatherings, religion. All ages. Positive attitude. Also use Kiswahili [swh] or English. The El Molo [elo] mainly speak a slightly different dialect of Samburu now. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: Samburu: 15%–25%, Chamus: 40%. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Nomadic. Pastoralists: cattle, goats, sheep. Samburu: traditional religion, Christian. Chamus: traditional religion, Christian. |
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