Also Known As:
Icietot, Teuso, Teuth, Ngulak
Dialects & Varieties
Ik Language Assessment Report: Kaabong District Uganda
Wiedemann, Sabine and Prossy Nannyombi. 2007. "Ik Language Assessment Report: Kaabong District Uganda." In SIL Electronic Survey Reports, 2007-024: Online: http://www.sil.org/silesr/abstract.asp?ref=2007-024.
Vulnerable
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~16,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 0
Almost all members of the community or ethnic group speak the language, and the number of speakers is stable or increasing.
0
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 1
Used in most domains except for official ones such as government, mass media, education etc.
1
Transmission
Transmission -1
All members of the community, including children, speak the language.
-1
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"All interviews showed that the Ik are very proud of their language; they expressed a positive attitude towards their mother tongue"
Location and Context
Countries
Karamoja region of northeastern Uganda
Location Description
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Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
Positive
Other Languages Used By The Community
Karamajong, English, Kiswahili
Number of Other Language Speakers:
Some
Domains of Other Languages:
School, Church
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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Recent Resources
The wikipedia page for the Ik language.