Mosiro language
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| Mosiro | |
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| Native to | Tanzania |
| Region | Arusha Region |
| Ethnicity | 5,270 Mosiro people (2000),[1] 5,300 Mediak (2000), 4,700 Kisankasa (1987) |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
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Nilo-Saharan?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously: mwy – Mosiro mwx – Mediak kqh – Kisankasa |
| Glottolog | mosi1247[2] |
Mosiro is an extinct Nilo-Saharan language spoken in the Arusha Region of Tanzania. It was the primary language of the hunter-gatherer Mosiro, Mediak and Kisankasa. It is classified as a variety of Ogiek by Rottland (1982) and Sommer (1992), but is assimilated to Nandi.[citation needed] Like other hunter-gatherers in the area, the Mosiro are called derogatory Dorobo (Ndorobo).
Ethnologue lists three "Ndorobo" languages in the area besides Okiek: Mosiro, Mediak and Kisankasa. However, the only source for the latter two reported that they were indistinguishable from Mosiro.[3]
References
- ↑ Mosiro language at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)
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- ↑ Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices
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