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Ik language

Ik (ISO 639-3 code ikx) is a language of the Kuliak family spoken in Kenya and Uganda. It has about 16,000 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as vulnerable.

Facts

ISO 639-3 codeikx
Glottocodeikkk1242
FamilyKuliak
AreaAfrica
CountriesKenya, Uganda
Speakers (estimate)16,000
EndangermentVulnerable (100 percent certain, based on the evidence available)

Related languages

Other Kuliak languages, nearest first.

More about Ik

Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.