Ateso

E247396

Ateso is a Nilotic language spoken primarily by the Teso people of eastern Uganda and western Kenya.

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Ateso canonical 12

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Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Eastern Nilotic language ⓘ
Nilotic language ⓘ
language ⓘ
belongsTo Teso–Turkana group ⓘ
country Kenya ⓘ
Uganda ⓘ
ethnicGroup Teso people ⓘ
linked to: Iteso people
hasAlternativeName Ateso language ⓘ
linked to: Teso language

Teso language ⓘ
hasGlottocode ates1238 ⓘ
hasISO639-2Code teo ⓘ
hasISO639-3Code teo ⓘ
hasLinguisticTypology agglutinative language ⓘ
hasMorphology noun class-like gender system ⓘ
rich verbal morphology ⓘ
hasNumberOfSpeakersApprox over 1 million ⓘ
hasPhonologicalFeature tone ⓘ
vowel length contrast ⓘ
hasWordOrder SVO ⓘ
hasWritingSystem Latin script ⓘ
linked to: Latin alphabet
isRecognizedAs local language in Uganda ⓘ
isRelatedTo Karamojong language ⓘ
Nyangatom language ⓘ
Toposa language ⓘ
Turkana language ⓘ
isSpokenAs native language ⓘ
languageBranch Eastern Nilotic languages ⓘ
languageFamily Nilo-Saharan languages ⓘ
languageSubfamily Nilotic languages ⓘ
region eastern Uganda ⓘ
western Kenya ⓘ
script Latin alphabet ⓘ
spokenBy Teso people ⓘ
linked to: Iteso people
spokenIn Kenya ⓘ
Uganda ⓘ
usedIn education in Teso region ⓘ
local media in eastern Uganda ⓘ

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