Keiyo is a member of the Southern Nilotic branch of the Nilo-Saharan language family. It is spoken by about 250,000 people in western Kenya, particularly near the city of Eldoret in the south of Elgeyo-Marakwet County in Rift Valley Province.
Keiyo is also known as Elgeyo. Dialects include Irong, Mutei and Metkei. It closely related to Nandi, Markweta, Tugen and Kipsigis, which are all spoken in Kenya and form the Kalenjin branch of the Southern Nilotic languages. They are classified as dialects of Kalenjin / Kutiit in some sources. Keiyo is written with the Latin alphabet.
Download an alphabet chart for Keiyo (Excel)
Information about Keiyo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keiyo_language
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elgeyo_people
https://www.academia.edu/73993450/The_Systematic_Phonological_Realization_in_Keiyo_Language_as_Spoken_by_the_Keiyo_ Community_in_Kenya
https://zoboko.com/book/g2llxl0y/kalenjin-grammar-for-beginners-complete-textbook-and-workbook-for-kalenjin
https://www.101lasttribes.com/tribes/elgeyo.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalenjin_languages
Acholi, Adhola, Alur, Anuak, Ateso, Bari, Belanda Bor, Datooga, Dholuo, Dinka, Dongotono, Kakwa, Karamojong, Keiyo, Kipsigis, Kuku, Kumam, Kupsabiny, Lango (South Sudan), Lango (Uganda), Lopit, Lotuko, Maasai, Mandari, Markwet, Nandi, Nuer, Nyangatom, Nyepu, Terik, Toposa, Tugen, Turkana
Languages written with the Latin alphabet
Page created: 26.09.24. Last modified: 26.09.24
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