Camus language

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The Camus language is a Nilotic language spoken by the Camus (Il Chamus) people of Kenya, closely related to Maasai and part of the broader Maa language cluster.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Camus language canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Eastern Nilotic language ⓘ
Maa language ⓘ
Nilotic language ⓘ
natural language ⓘ
alternateName Camus Maa ⓘ
Chamus language ⓘ
linked to: Ilchamus language

Il Chamus language ⓘ
closelyRelatedTo Maasai language ⓘ
Samburu language ⓘ
linked to: Maasai language
country Kenya ⓘ
endangeredStatus vulnerable ⓘ
ethnicGroup Il Chamus ⓘ
hasAncestor Proto-Eastern Nilotic language ⓘ
Proto-Nilotic language ⓘ
linked to: Proto-Nilotic
iso639-3Code ilc ⓘ
languageCluster Maa languages ⓘ
languageFamily Eastern Sudanic languages ⓘ
Nilo-Saharan languages ⓘ
Nilotic languages ⓘ
languageSubfamily Eastern Nilotic languages ⓘ
partOf Maa dialect continuum ⓘ
region Rift Valley Province, Kenya ⓘ
spokenBy Camus people ⓘ
Il Chamus people ⓘ
spokenIn Kenya ⓘ
usedFor cultural practices of Il Chamus people ⓘ
daily communication within Il Chamus community ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ
writingSystem Latin script ⓘ
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Maasai → closelyRelatedTo → Camus language ⓘ