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Tugen
North Tugen
Native to	Kenya
Region	West Central Kenya
Native speakers	140,000 (2009 census)^[1]
Language family	Nilo-Saharan? Eastern Sudanic Southern Nilotic Kalenjin Nandi–Markweta Nandi Tugen
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`tuy`
Glottolog	`tuge1241`
Linguasphere	0-CAA-be (tugen-N.) + 0-CAA-db (tugen-S.)

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.

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

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

Languages of Kenya

Official languages

Indigenous
languages

Bantu	Bajuni Digo Embu Gusii Idaxo-Isuxa-Tiriki Ilwana Kamba Khayo Kikuyu Kuria Logoli Luhya Marachi Mijikenda Meru Nyole Pokomo Samia Suba Taita West Nyala
Cushitic	Aweer Burji Daasanach Dahalo El Molo Orma Oromo Rendille Somali Southern Oromo Waata Yaaku
Nilo-Saharan	Kipsigis Luo Maasai Naandi Ogiek Omotik Pökoot Samburu Tugen Turkana

Immigrant languages

Sign languages

Kenyan Sign Language

Urban languages

Sheng
Engsh

Eastern Sudanic languages

Part of the proposed Nilo-Saharan language family

Northern k languages

Nubian

Birgid Dongolawi Kenzi Midob Nobiin Old Nubian
Hill Nubian	Dair Dilling El Hugeirat Ghulfan Haraza Kadaru Karko Wali

Nara

Nara

North	Majang
Southeast	Kwegu Meʼen Mursi Suri
Southwest	Baale Didinga Murle Laarim Tennet

Eastern Jebel

Temein

Daju

Eastern	Logorik Shatt
Western	Beigo Daju Mongo Nyolge Nyala Sila

Nilotic

Large group listed below

Nilotic languages

Eastern

Bari	Bari Kuku Mandari
Teso–Turkana	Karamojong Teso Toposa Turkana Nyangatom
Lotuko	Dongotono Lango (South Sudan) Lokoya Lopit Otuho
Ongamo–Maa	Maasai Ngasa Samburu Camus