Language

Keiyo

Keiyo is a language in the Nilotic family spoken in Kenya.

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Scripture in Keiyo

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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 Keiyo is spoken

  • Kenya

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About Keiyo

Part of
Kalenjin (ISO 639-3 macrolanguage)
Language family
Nilotic
ISO 639-3 code
eyo
Glottocode
keiy1238

Dialects and varieties 6

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

  • GeyoNo known Scripture
  • KamarinNo known Scripture
  • KiptaniNo known Scripture
  • SergoitNo known Scripture
  • Southwest MarakwetNo known Scripture
  • SoyNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

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.