| Nativename | North Tugen |
|---|---|
| States | Kenya |
| Region | West Central Kenya |
| Speakers | 140,000 |
| Date | 2009 census |
| Ref | e18 |
| Familycolor | Nilo-Saharan |
| Fam 2 | Eastern Sudanic |
| Fam 3 | Southern Nilotic |
| Fam 4 | Kalenjin |
| Fam 5 | Nandi–Markweta |
| Fam 6 | Nandi |
| Iso 3 | tuy |
| Glotto | tuge1241 |
| Lingua | 0-CAA-be (tugen-N.) + 0-CAA-db (tugen-S.) |
| Glottorefname | Tugen |
Tugen is the language spoken by 197,556 Tugen people of the broader Kalenjin group in Kenya. As a part of the Kalenjin dialect cluster, it is most closely related to such varieties as Kipsigis and Nandi.[1]
The Tugen is made up of two main sub-groups, Arror in the north and the Samor in the central parts of Baringo district, Kenya.