Sengwer
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Sengwer (also called Cherang'any) is a Kalenjin language spoken in Cherang'any Hills, Western Kenya. Its speakers are scattered across three counties: Elgeyo-Marakwet, Trans-Nzoia and West Pokoot. The main Sengwer settlement areas within these are Kabolet (Kaapolet), Kipsero, Kamoi (Kaamoy), Kipsambach, Tenden, Kapterit (Kaapterit), Kaibos, Talau, Chebororwo (Cheeporoorwo), and Embobut among many others. Currently, Sengwer is wrongly considered a dialect of Marakwet, though attempts are being made to update its language status and award it its own ISO code. 

The Sengwer Dictionary project has been partly funded by the Languages Legacies grant awarded by the Endangered Languages Fund (ELF).