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Southern Luo (Lwo) | |
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Southern Lwoo | |
Region | South Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and the DRC |
Ethnicity | Luo peoples |
Native speakers | 8.8 million (2001–2009) [1] |
Dialects | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-2 |
luo |
ISO 639-3 | Variously:
adh – Adhola
kdi – Kumam
luo – Dholuo
alz – Alur
laj – Lango
ach – Acholi |
Glottolog |
sout2831 |
Southern Luo is a dialect cluster of Uganda and neighboring countries. Although Southern Luo dialects are mutually intelligible,[ citation needed] there are six ethnically and culturally distinct varieties which are considered to be separate languages socially.[ citation needed]
Proto-Southern Luo has been reconstructed by Blount & Curley (1970). [2]
The Southern Luo dialects are classified within the Glottolog database as follows: [3]
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (November 2023) |
Southern Luo (Lwo) | |
---|---|
Southern Lwoo | |
Region | South Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and the DRC |
Ethnicity | Luo peoples |
Native speakers | 8.8 million (2001–2009) [1] |
Dialects | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-2 |
luo |
ISO 639-3 | Variously:
adh – Adhola
kdi – Kumam
luo – Dholuo
alz – Alur
laj – Lango
ach – Acholi |
Glottolog |
sout2831 |
Southern Luo is a dialect cluster of Uganda and neighboring countries. Although Southern Luo dialects are mutually intelligible,[ citation needed] there are six ethnically and culturally distinct varieties which are considered to be separate languages socially.[ citation needed]
Proto-Southern Luo has been reconstructed by Blount & Curley (1970). [2]
The Southern Luo dialects are classified within the Glottolog database as follows: [3]