| Rendille | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Kenya |
| Region | Eastern Province |
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Native speakers
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60,000 (2009 census) |
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Afro-Asiatic
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | |
| Glottolog | rend1243 |
Rendille (also known as Rendile, Randile) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken by the Rendille people inhabiting northern Kenya. It is part of the family's Cushitic branch.
The Ariaal sub-group of the Rendille, who are of mixed Nilotic and Cushitic descent, speak the Nilo-Saharan Samburu language of the Samburu Nilotes near whom they live.