Keiyo
Keiyo is a Nilotic language spoken in Kenya.
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Keiyo (Elgeyo) is a Kalenjin language spoken in western Kenya, in the southern part of the district of Elgeyo-Marakwet.
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Words in Keiyo
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | Ci* | |
| name | kaina* | |
| eye | konda* | |
| ear | itit* | |
| nose | serut* | |
| tooth | keldet* | |
| tongue | Neliepta* | |
| hand | eut* | |
| blood | korotik* | |
| bone | kowet* | |
| skin | makatet* | |
| knee | kutundo* | |
| breast | kinal* | |
| liver | koet* | |
| water | bek* | |
| fire | mat* | |
| sun | asista* | |
| star | kogelyet* | |
| stone | koi* | |
| mountain | tulwet* | |
| tree | key* | |
| leaf | sokot* | |
| night | kemoi* | |
| dog | seset* | |
| fish | kawaiyat* | |
| louse | Nisiriat* | |
| one | akeNe* | |
| two | aeN* | |
| I | ane* | |
| you | inye* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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