Markwet (Markweeta) is a

Kalenjin language Kalenjin may refer to: * Kalenjin people of Kenya ** Elgeyo people (Keiyo people) ** Kipsigis people ** Marakwet people ** Nandi people ** Pokot people ** Terik people ** Tugen people The Tugen are a sub tribe of the Kenyan Kalenjin people. ...

of Kenya. The regional terms ''Endo'' and ''Sambirir'' (or the clan name ''Talai'') have been used for northern and southern Markweta, but they are not distinct dialects. The unmarked word order is Verb–subject–object.

Phonology

Vowels

Markweta has five basic vowels: . All vowels have variants based on tongue root position and length, for a total of 20 distinct vowel phonemes. The vowels and are both pronounced like , and can only be distinguished by looking at affixes.

Consonants

Markweta has 13 consonants:

Morphology

Markweta has gender. Gender is realized as a prefix added primarily for person nouns and animal names, but sometimes inanimate objects. The prefixes and are used to indicate nominalization.

References

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