Kipsigis (or Kipsikii, Kipsikiis) is part of theKenyan Kalenjin dialect cluster,^[1] It is spoken mainly inKericho andBomet counties inKenya. TheKipsigis people are the most numerous tribe of theKalenjin in Kenya, accounting for 60% of all Kalenjin speakers. Kipsigis is closely related to Nandi, Keiyo (Keyo,Elgeyo), South Tugen (Tuken), and Cherangany.

The Kipsigis territory is bordered to the south and southeast by theMaasai. To the west,Gusii (aBantu language) is spoken. To the north-east, other Kalenjin people are found, mainly the Nandi. East from the Kipsigis, in the Mau forests, live someOkiek speaking tribes.

• /r/ can be heard as either a trill[r] or a tap[ɾ].
• /tʃ/ may also be realized as a palatal stop[c].
• /k/ may also have a voiced allophone[ɡ], as well as become spirantized as a voiced fricative[ɣ].^[2]

Usually, the pronunciation of a double vowel does not mean a repetition of that vowel sound but rather an elongation of that particular vowel sound. An exception to that generalization shows up with the doubleee.

Normally, the elongated vowel sounds follow the Latin vowel sounds. A few examples are given in the table below

The sound of the doubleee may vary in pronunciation. For example:

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1. ^ SeeKalenjin languages andNandi–Markweta languages for a clarification of the Nandi/Kalenjin nomenclature.

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