Alternate Names: Burkeneji, E Lokop, Lokop, Nkutuk, Sambur, Sampur
Dialects: Chamus (Ilcamus, Njemps). Lexical similarity: 94%–88% with the Chamus dialect, 89%–77% with Maasai ,, 59% with Ngasa , (Ongamo), 82% between Chamus and Maasai ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 237,000 (2009 census), increasing.
Language Use: Home, social gatherings, religion. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use English [eng], Swahili [swh]. Used as L2 by El Molo [elo].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: Samburu: 15%–25%, Chamus: 40%. Poetry. Radio programs. Films. Bible portions: 2012.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Kenya
Other Comments: Nomadic. Traditional religion, Christian.