Sabaot () is a

Kalenjin language Kalenjin may refer to: * Kalenjin people of Kenya ** Elgeyo people (Keiyo people) ** Kipsigis people ** Marakwet people ** Nandi people ** Pokot people ** Terik people ** Tugen people The Tugen are a sub tribe of the Kenyan Kalenjin people. ...

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. The

Sabaot people The Sabaot are one of the nine sub-tribes of the Kalenjin of Kenya and Uganda. The Sabaot in turn are divided into six sub-tribes largely identified by their dialects. These dialects of the Sabaot language are the Pok, Somek, Mosop, Koony, Bon ...

live around

Mount Elgon Mount Elgon is an extinct shield volcano on the border of Uganda and Kenya, north of Kisumu and west of Kitale. The mountain's highest point, named "Wagagai", is located entirely within Uganda.

in both Kenya and

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. The hills of their homeland gradually rise from an elevation of . The

–

border goes straight through the mountain-top, cutting the Sabaot homeland into two halves.

Grammar

Typical of

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, Sabaot uses advanced tongue root (ATR) to express some morphological operations:

References

Sabaot SIDO Website: {{Authority control Kalenjin languages