Tugen is the language spoken by the about 200,000 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.

Tugen
North Tugen
Native toKenya
RegionWest Central Kenya
Native speakers
140,000 (2009 census)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3tuy
Glottologtuge1241
Linguasphere0-CAA-be (tugen-N.) + 0-CAA-db (tugen-S.)

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 edit

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