Kalenjinn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈkalᵻndʒɪn/, U.S.

/ˈkæləndʒɪn/, East African English

/ˈkalendʒin/

Inflections: Plural unchanged, Kalenjins.

Origin: A borrowing from Nandi. Etymon: Nandi Kalenjin.

Etymology: < Nandi Kalenjin (c1945 in the name of an organization) < kalenjin, literally ‘I say to you, I tell you’, with allusion to the word being used by radio correspondent John arap Chemallan to introduce his Nandi-language broadcasts during the Second World War.

A. n.

1. A Southern Nilotic language family comprising twelve languages spoken in Kenya, eastern Uganda, and northern Tanzania; a language of this family. Cf. Nandi n.² 2.

ΚΠ

1957 Ann. Rep. E. Afr. High Comm. 11 A new Kikuyu Adult Literacy Primer..another Adult Primer in Kalenjin.

1971 National Assembly Official Rep. (Republic of Kenya) 22 636 Children..must be taught to speak Kalenjin or Kikuyu or Luo because they are in Kericho District.

2011 G. J. Dimmendaal Hist. Ling. & Compar. Stud. Afr. Langs. 194 Luo forms functioning as tense markers are not cognate with those found in Southern Nilotic Kalenjin.

2. The Southern Nilotic peoples who speak these languages, considered collectively. Also: a member of this group; a speaker of Kalenjin.

1959 Time 21 Sept. 52/2 Students patiently spelled the names of their tribes: Kikuyu, Luo, Embu, Meru, Kamba, Kalenjin.

1971 National Assembly Official Rep. (Republic of Kenya) 22 397 Even if a Kalenjin is landless..he should be settled on one of these farms.

1986 H. L. Moore Space, Text, & Gender i. ii. 13 At the present time, the Kalenjin number over a million people and are divided into eight main groups.

2017 Daily Nation (Kenya) (Nexis) 12 Apr. The Kalenjins and the Kikuyus..are the dominant communities and the largest land owners in the area.

B. adj.

Of, belonging, or relating to Kalenjin (sense A. 1), or any of the languages within it. Also: designating a member of the Kalenjin (sense A. 2).

1957 Rep. E. Afr. Lit. Bureau 54 Kalenjin Adult Literary Primer.

1965 National Assembly Official Rep. (Republic of Kenya) 5 607 Mr. Tuwei asked the Attorney-General why a Kalenjin court elder had not been included in Eldoret African Court.

1991 C. Chesaina Oral Lit. Kalenjin iv. 20 Kalenjin oral literature is a living reservoir of the people's culture.

2011 B. Wainaina One Day I will write about this Place vi. 48 Two lean Kalenjin long-distance runners climb up to the podium to receive medals from the president, who is from their tribe.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	kalenjin
释义	Kalenjinn.adj. Brit. /ˈkalᵻndʒɪn/, U.S. /ˈkæləndʒɪn/, East African English /ˈkalendʒin/ Inflections: Plural unchanged, Kalenjins. Origin: A borrowing from Nandi. Etymon: Nandi Kalenjin. Etymology: < Nandi Kalenjin (c1945 in the name of an organization) < kalenjin, literally ‘I say to you, I tell you’, with allusion to the word being used by radio correspondent John arap Chemallan to introduce his Nandi-language broadcasts during the Second World War. A. n. 1. A Southern Nilotic language family comprising twelve languages spoken in Kenya, eastern Uganda, and northern Tanzania; a language of this family. Cf. Nandi n.² 2. ΚΠ 1957 Ann. Rep. E. Afr. High Comm. 11 A new Kikuyu Adult Literacy Primer..another Adult Primer in Kalenjin. 1971 National Assembly Official Rep. (Republic of Kenya) 22 636 Children..must be taught to speak Kalenjin or Kikuyu or Luo because they are in Kericho District. 2011 G. J. Dimmendaal Hist. Ling. & Compar. Stud. Afr. Langs. 194 Luo forms functioning as tense markers are not cognate with those found in Southern Nilotic Kalenjin. 2. The Southern Nilotic peoples who speak these languages, considered collectively. Also: a member of this group; a speaker of Kalenjin. Π 1959 Time 21 Sept. 52/2 Students patiently spelled the names of their tribes: Kikuyu, Luo, Embu, Meru, Kamba, Kalenjin. 1971 National Assembly Official Rep. (Republic of Kenya) 22 397 Even if a Kalenjin is landless..he should be settled on one of these farms. 1986 H. L. Moore Space, Text, & Gender i. ii. 13 At the present time, the Kalenjin number over a million people and are divided into eight main groups. 2017 Daily Nation (Kenya) (Nexis) 12 Apr. The Kalenjins and the Kikuyus..are the dominant communities and the largest land owners in the area. B. adj. Of, belonging, or relating to Kalenjin (sense A. 1), or any of the languages within it. Also: designating a member of the Kalenjin (sense A. 2). Π 1957 Rep. E. Afr. Lit. Bureau 54 Kalenjin Adult Literary Primer. 1965 National Assembly Official Rep. (Republic of Kenya) 5 607 Mr. Tuwei asked the Attorney-General why a Kalenjin court elder had not been included in Eldoret African Court. 1991 C. Chesaina Oral Lit. Kalenjin iv. 20 Kalenjin oral literature is a living reservoir of the people's culture. 2011 B. Wainaina One Day I will write about this Place vi. 48 Two lean Kalenjin long-distance runners climb up to the podium to receive medals from the president, who is from their tribe. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.adj.1957
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