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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Kenya > Terik

Terik

A language of Kenya

ISO 639-3tec

Population  262,000 (2007), increasing.
Region  Rift Valley Province, Uasin Gishu District; Nandi District.
Language map  Kenya, reference number 53
Alternate names   Nyang’ori
Dialects  Similar to Nandi [niq].
Classification  Nilo-Saharan, Eastern Sudanic, Nilotic, Southern, Kalenjin, Nandi-Markweta, Terik
A member of macrolanguage Kalenjin [kln] (Kenya).
Language use  All domains. All ages. Positive attitude. Also use Kiswahili [swh].
Language development  Radio programs.