Language

Kalenjin

Kalenjin is a macrolanguage spoken in Kenya.

Complete Bible

via Pökoot and 2 other member languages

Scripture in Kalenjin

A complete Bible is reported in 3 member languages of Kalenjin, including Pökoot.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Kalenjin is spoken

  • Kenya

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About Kalenjin

ISO 639-3 code
kln

Languages grouped as Kalenjin 9

ISO 639-3 treats Kalenjin as a macrolanguage: closely related languages that are sometimes counted as one. Scripture is recorded for each member language, so Kalenjin shows the best status among them.

Dialects and varieties 10

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Kalenjin as a whole.

  • KeiyoNo known Scripture
  • KipsigisNo known Scripture
  • MarkweetaNo known Scripture
  • NandiNo known Scripture
  • OkiekNo known Scripture
  • PökootNo known Scripture
  • SabaotNo known Scripture
  • SengwerNo known Scripture
  • TerikNo known Scripture
  • TugenNo known Scripture

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Sources

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0. Macrolanguage membership: ISO 639-3 code tables, iso639-3.sil.org.