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The Maa languages are a group of closely related Eastern Nilotic languages (or from a linguistic perspective, dialects, as they appear to be mutually intelligible) spoken in parts of Kenya and Tanzania by more than a million speakers. They are subdivided into North and South Maa.
Le maa (ou massaï ou maasai ou masaï) est une langue nilotique orientale parlée par les Masaï dans le Sud du Kenya et le Nord de la Tanzanie, soit entre 300 000 et 900 000 locuteurs. Elle est très proche de variantes telles que le samburu (en) (ou sampur) parlé par les Samburu dans le centre du Kenya, et du chamus, parlé au sud et au sud ...
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- le Sud du Kenya et le Nord de Tanzanie
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Maasai (previously spelled Masai) or Maa (English: / ˈ m ɑː s aɪ /; autonym: ɔl Maa) is an Eastern Nilotic language spoken in Southern Kenya and Northern Tanzania by the Maasai people, numbering about 1.5 million.
- 1.5 million (2009 census – 2016)
- Central and Southern Kenya and Northern Tanzania
Maasai or Maa is an Eastern Nilotic language spoken in Southern Kenya and Northern Tanzania by the Maasai people, numbering about 1.5 million. It is closely related to the other Maa varieties: Samburu, the language of the Samburu people of central Kenya, Chamus, spoken south and southeast of Lake Baringo ; and Parakuyu of Tanzania.
The Maasai, Masai or Maa language is a member of the East Nilotic branch of the Nilo-Saharan language family spoken by about 900,000 people in southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. The term Maasai refers to "one who speaks the Maa language".
Nov 26, 2012 · Maa is an oral language that has not been documented and is therefore vulnerable to extinction. Other written languages, such as English and Swahili, are quickly finding their way into our communities through formal education, religion, and globalization.
Aug 15, 2008 · Maa Maasai Language Project. Doris L. Payne, University of Oregon. With the collaboration of Leonard Ole-Kotikash, Keswe Ole-Mapena, Sarah Tukuoo, Kimeli Ole-Naiyomah, Renoi and Morompi Ole-Ronkei, Daniel Nalangu, Josiah Ole-Kirisuah, Stephen Lentoror, Moses Lekempe, and many other colleagues.
