Rendille language
Rendille (also known as Rendile, Randile) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken by the Rendille people inhabiting northern Kenya. It is part of the family's Cushitic branch.
| Rendille | |
|---|---|
| Afi Renꞌdille | |
| Native to | Kenya |
| Region | Eastern Province |
| Ethnicity | Rendille people |
Native speakers | 96,000 (2019 census) |
| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | rel |
| Glottolog | rend1243 |
The Ariaal sub-group of the Rendille, who are of mixed Nilotic and Cushitic descent, speak the Nilo-Saharan Samburu language of the Samburu Nilotes near whom they live.
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