Elmolo–English Word List
El Molo
Elmolo was spoken by the fishing communities of Lake Turkana. During the twentieth century the community shifted to Samburu, a Nilotic language, and Elmolo ceased to be transmitted, although substantial remembered vocabulary has been recorded.
- Family
- Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic
- Countries
- Kenya
- Region
- South-eastern shore of Lake Turkana
- Speakers
- Dormant as a first language; remembered vocabulary survives
- Status
- Dormant
- Livelihood
- Lake Turkana fishing
- Entries
- 0
- Edition
- First digital edition, 2026
How to use this list
Entries are ordered by their English meaning. Each entry gives the Elmolo headword, pronunciation where recorded, part of speech, the English sense, and an example sentence when a speaker supplied one. Words marked community contribution were submitted through the public archive and approved by Discussion Dictionary editors before publication.
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Acknowledgements
This edition draws on published linguistic description and editorial research. Compiled and edited by the Discussion Dictionary editorial team.
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