Lango language (Uganda)
Lango (also called Leb-Lango) is not exclusively a Luo language, although in the past, linguists grouped it under the (Lwo) or Luo languages, it is not a Luo language but instead a mixture of Ateker languages and broken Luo (Lwo) dialects.[3]. [4] The word "Lango" is used to describe both the language spoken by the indigenous and the tribe itself.
| Lango | |
|---|---|
| Lëblaŋo | |
| Native to | Uganda |
| Region | Lango sub-region |
| Ethnicity | Langi people |
Native speakers | 1.5 million (2014 census)[1] |
Nilo-Saharan?
| |
| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | laj |
| Glottolog | lang1324 |
| Glottopedia | Lango[2] |
It is mainly spoken in Lango sub-region, in the North Central Region of Uganda, by approximately 1.5 million speakers. An orthography for it using the Latin script has been introduced and is taught in primary schools.
The origin of Lango people is strongly linked to Karamojong and Teso speaking people.[5]
Flag of the Lango People
Writing system
| a | b | c | d | e | ë | g | i | ï | j | k | l | m | n | ŋ | ny | o | ö | p | r | t | u | ü | w | y |
Long vowels are indicated by doubling the vowel: ⟨aa, ee, ëë, ii, ïï, oo, öö, uu, üü⟩.
References
- Lango at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- Glottopedia article on Lango language.
- "2020 Lango people" (PDF). Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- "The Nilo-Hamites". Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- Uzoigwe, G. N. (1973). The beginnings of Lango society : a review of evidence. OCLC 38562622.
- Teacher's Guide Lëblaŋo: An atwërö kwan kede cöc (PDF). Uganda Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Sports, National Curriculum Development Centre. 2014. p. 286.
- Okoth Okombo, Duncan (1997). A Functional Grammar of Dholuo. Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag. ISBN 978-3-89645-130-9.
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