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Teso–Turkana languages

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Glottolog
  
teso1248

Geographicdistribution
  
southeastern South Sudan, northeastern Uganda, northwestern Kenya, southwestern Ethiopia

Linguistic classification
  
Nilo-Saharan?Eastern SudanicNiloticEastern NiloticTeso–Lotuko–MaaTeso–Turkana

Subdivisions
  
TesoKarimojongToposaTurkana

The Teso–Turkana (or Ateker) languages are a cluster of Eastern Nilotic languages, eastern South Sudan, northeastern Uganda, northwestern Kenya, and southwestern Ethiopia. In effect they form a dialect cluster consisting of c.2 million people.

The languages are:

  • Teso (Ateso)
  • Karimojong (incl. Jie, Dodoth)
  • Toposa (incl. Jiye)
  • Turkana (incl. Nyangatom)

    • References

    Teso–Turkana languages Wikipedia
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