Teson.adj.
/ˈteɪsəʊ/, /ˈtɛsəʊ/, U.S. /ˈteɪsoʊ/, East African English /ˈteso/ A. n.
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1. A member of a people mainly inhabiting northeastern Uganda and western Kenya, and forming one of the largest ethnic groups of Uganda.
1901 Church Missionary Intelligencer May 370/1 There is a large sphere of work amongst people whom I find are called Teso.
1915 A. L. Kitching Handbk. Ateso Lang. p. v The Teso are a cheerful, industrious people.
2014 Star (Nairobi) (Nexis) 24 Nov. There are about five million Tesos in East Africa.
2. The Eastern Nilotic language of the Teso.
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the mind > language > languages of the world > Nilo-Saharan languages > [noun] > Nilotic group of > Eastern
Masai1857
Teso1901
Karamojo1961
Samburu1964
1901 Church Missionary Intelligencer May 370/1 I should think about two-thirds of the people in Kakunguru's district speak Teso.
1966 J. H. Greenberg Lang. Afr. (ed. 2) v. 86 The Eastern Sudanic family has the following..branches:..Nilotic:..Eastern: Dodoth, Karamojong, Teso.
2006 Africa News (Nexis) 19 Dec. We conduct services in Kiswahili and local languages—Teso, Sabaot and Bukusu.
B. adj.
Of, belonging to, or relating to the Teso or their language.
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the mind > language > languages of the world > Nilo-Saharan languages > [adjective] > Nilotic > of or relating to Nilotic languages
Acholi1874
Alur1888
Turkana1894
Lango1902
Suk1902
Teso1902
Luo1909
Nandi1909
Masai1947
Kalenjin1957
1902 Church Missionary Intelligencer Feb. 100 Mr. Crabtree is engaged in tentative translations in the Teso language.
1999 S. Broughton et al. World Music: Rough Guide I. iii. 699/1 Eko used rhythms, language and inspiration from his native Teso culture in north-eastern Uganda.
2017 Daily Nation (Kenya) (Nexis) 20 Apr. The incumbent is Teso.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).
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