Short video of the El Molo tribe, containing samples of native language.
Also Known As:
Elmolo, Fura-Pawa, Ldes, Dehes, "Ndorobo"
Dialects & Varieties
Africa
Dimmendaal, Gerrit J. and F. K. Erhard Voeltz. 2007. "Africa." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by Christopher Moseley. Routledge.
Critically Endangered
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
A few elderly speakers
Native Speakers Worldwide
Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
5
Speakers
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
4000
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"The 4,000 ethnic Elmolo now speak Samburu, a Nilotic language"
Location and Context
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Location Description
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Government Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Samburu
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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