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Rendille

A language of Kenya

ISO 639-3: rel

Population	34,700 (2006), increasing.
Region	Eastern Province, Marsabit District, between Lake Turkana and Marsabit Mt.
Language map	Kenya, reference number 46
Alternate names	Randile, Rendile
Classification	Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, East, Rendille-Boni
Language use	Vigorous. GIDS 6. Home, social gatherings. All ages. Positive attitude. Also use Kiswahili [swh] or English.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. Literacy activities in some churches. Bible portions: 1993–2000.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Nomadic. The Ariaal Rendille people live in interdependent relationship with the Samburu and speak Samburu [saq]. SOV. Pastoralists: camels, sheep, goats, cattle. Traditional religion, Muslim, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Arensen, Jonathan E. 1983. Sticks and straw: Comparative house forms in southern Sudan and northern Kenya.  

Elvery, Noela. 1990. "The Rendille project."

Pillinger, O. Stephen. 1989. Accent, tone and prosodic structure in Rendille, with particular reference to the nominal system.

Pillinger, Steve. 1988. "Tone and accent in Rendille: a preliminary investigation."

Sim, Ronald J. 1981. "Morphophonemics of the verb in Rendille."

Sim, Ronald J. and Klaus Wedekind. 1982. Review of: Sprachliche Studien zum Rendille, by Günther Schlee.

Ziegler, Lynn. 1990. "Rendille update."

Vernacular Publications

a b ch. 1992.

Ekkaannáan. 1992.

Góob Arbele. 1992.

Hoolá Arbele. 1993.

Inam ichóow inám. 1993.

Isíyey!. 1992.

Jíira á riira. 1993.

Soonnáan abánni. 1992.

Yeelé Arbele. 1993.