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5 unusual facts about Nandi language


Hamitic

In 1912, Carl Meinhof published Die Sprachen der Hamiten (The Languages of the Hamites) in which he expanded Lepsius's model, adding the Fula, Maasai, Bari, Nandi, Sandawe and Hadza languages to the Hamitic group.

Mosiro language

It is classified as a variety of Ogiek by Rottland (1982) and Sommer (1992), but is assimilated to Nandi.

Nandi language

Naandi language of Kenya, a Nilotic language also known as Cemual

Nande language of Tanzania, a Bantu language also known as Ndandi

Tugen language

As a part of the Kalenjin dialect cluster, it is most closely related to such varieties as Kipsigis and Nandi.



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