Language · ISO 639-3 kln
Kalenjin Language
Kalenjin is a language spoken by about 4.1 million people in 1 country. It is written in the Latin script.
4.1 million
Speakers
1
Countries where it is spoken
0
Countries where it is official
Unknown
Endangerment status
Where Kalenjin is spoken
- Official language
- Regional official
- Spoken by 10%+
- 1–10%
- Smaller communities
Countries that speak Kalenjin
Language family
No family classification is available.
Writing system
Latin script
About the Kalenjin language
Kalenjin is spoken by about 4.1 million people.
Where is Kalenjin spoken?
Kalenjin is used in 1 country. The largest communities live in Kenya (4.4 million).
Kalenjin is not a national official language anywhere.
Writing system and status
Kalenjin is written in the Latin script.
ISO codes: ISO 639-3 kln.
Frequently asked questions about Kalenjin
How many people speak Kalenjin?
About 4.1 million people.
Where is Kalenjin spoken?
Mostly in Kenya (4.4 million).
Is Kalenjin an endangered language?
Kalenjin is classed as unknown (Glottolog AES).
Data: Languages of the World dataset (MIT) — ISO 639-3, Glottolog (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR, Google LinguaMeta (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata; country lists: samayo/country-json (MIT). Speaker numbers include first- and second-language speakers where sources report them.