Teso
Teso is a Nilotic language spoken in Uganda and Kenya.
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Teso (endonym Ateso) is an Eastern Nilotic language spoken by the Teso people of Uganda and Kenya and some speakers are in South Sudan. It is part of the Teso–Turkana language cluster.
According to the 2012 Uganda population and housing census, over 11.57 million people in Uganda (66.7 percent of the total Uganda population) spoke Ateso. Also, an estimated 279,000 people in Kenya speak the language. Its ISO 639-3 code is teo.
Ateso is spoken in the Teso sub-region. Ateso is also known as Bakedi, Bakidi, Elgumi, Etossio, Ikumama, Iteso, Teso or Wamia. It is closely related to Turkana and Karamojong.
From Wikipedia · Teso language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Teso
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | aberu | |
| person | atuan* | |
| name | akirori* | |
| eye | akoNu* | |
| ear | akit* | |
| nose | ekume* | |
| tooth | ekialai* | |
| tongue | aNaTap* | |
| hand | akan* | |
| blood | akot* | |
| bone | akoit* | |
| skin | aTamun* | |
| knee | akuN* | |
| breast | akisin* | |
| liver | ama5* | |
| water | akipi | |
| fire | akim* | |
| sun | akoloN* | |
| star | aka5irat* | |
| stone | amoru* | |
| mountain | emoru* | |
| tree | akitoi* | |
| leaf | aliait* | |
| night | akwari* | |
| dog | ekiNoku* | |
| fish | akolait* | |
| louse | alaTit* | |
| one | pei* | |
| two | are* | |
| I | oN* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- KaramojongNilotic56% alike
- TurkanaNilotic49% alike
- NyangatomNilotic32% alike
- MasaiNilotic23% alike
- NgasaNilotic22% alike
- Lango-Logire-LogirNilotic22% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · teso1249 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · teo