Ik language
| Ik | |
|---|---|
| Icé-tód | |
| Region | Uganda |
| Ethnicity | Ik people |
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Native speakers
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7,500 (2011)[1] |
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Nilo-Saharan?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ikx |
| Glottolog | ikkk1242[2] |
The Ik language, also known as Icetot, Icietot, Ngulak, or (derogatory) Teuso, Teuth, is one of the Kuliak languages of northeastern Uganda. The Ik people have a positive attitude toward their language, which is increasing; with Tepes 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.[3] Ik is noted by UNESCO as "severely endangered".[4]
Ik is supported in Unicode starting with version 8.0.0.
References
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- ↑ Ik at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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- ↑ Terrill Schrock. 2014. A grammar of Ik (Icetod) Northeast Uganda’s last thriving Kuliak language. (pdf available here: http://www.academia.edu/9520750/A_grammar_of_Ik_Ic%C3%A9-t%C3%B3d_Northeast_Uganda_s_last_thriving_Kuliak_language )
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