Markwet (Markweeta) is a Kalenjin language of Kenya.
The regional terms Endo and Sambirir (or the clan name Talai) have been used for northern and southern Markweta, but they are not distinct dialects.
All vowels have variants based on tongue root position and length, for a total of 20 distinct vowel phonemes.
The vowels /o:/ and /a:/ are both pronounced like /ɔ:/, and can only be distinguished by looking at affixes.
Gender is realized as a prefix added primarily for person nouns and animal names, but sometimes inanimate objects.