Ik language
| Ik | |
|---|---|
| Icé-tód | |
| Region | Uganda |
| Ethnicity | Ik people |
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Native speakers
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7,500 (2011) |
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Nilo-Saharan?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | |
| Glottolog | ikkk1242 |
The Ik language (also known as Icetot, Icietot, Ngulak, or (derogatory) Teuso, Teuth) is one of the Kuliak languages of northeastern Uganda. The Kuliak languages form their own branch of the Nilo-Saharan language family. The Ik people have a positive attitude toward their language, which is increasing; with Tepes, the last Kuliak language with several living speakers, being moribund, Ik may soon be the sole remaining language of its family. Terrill Schrock has recently written a doctoral dissertation which supports this idea, titled A grammar of Ik (Icetod) Northeast Uganda’s last thriving Kuliak language. Ik is noted by UNESCO as "severely endangered".
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