Tugen language

Tugen
Tugen
North Tugen
Native to	Kenya
Region	West Central Kenya
Native speakers	140,000 (2009 census)
Language family	Nilo-Saharan? Eastern Sudanic Southern Nilotic Kalenjin Nandi–Markweta Nandi Tugen; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	tuy
Glottolog	tuge1241
Linguasphere	0-CAA-be (tugen-N.) + 0-CAA-db (tugen-S.)

Last updated July 08, 2025

Tugen is the language spoken by 197,556 Tugen people of the broader Kalenjin group in Kenya. As a part of the Kalenjin dialect cluster, it is most closely related to such varieties as Kipsigis and Nandi.

The Tugen is made up of two main sub-groups, Arror in the north and the Samor in the central parts of Baringo district, Kenya.

References

↑ Tugen at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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[e18-1] Tugen at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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