Lango dialect

Lango (also called Leb-Lango) is not exclusively a Luo language although past linguists have wrongly grouped it under Luo languages. It is a mixture of Ateker languages, and broken Luo dialects.[3] The word "Lango" is used to describe both the language spoken by the indigenous and the tribe itself.

Not to be confused with Lango language (South Sudan).
Lango
Lëblaŋo
Native toUganda
RegionLango sub-region
EthnicityLangi people
Native speakers
1.5 million (2014 census)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3laj
Glottologlang1324
GlottopediaLango[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.[4]

Flag of the Lango People

Writing system
Lango alphabet[5]
abcde ëgiïj klmnŋ nyoöpr tuüwy

Long vowels are indicated by doubling the vowel: ⟨aa, ee, ëë, ii, ïï, oo, öö, uu, üü⟩.

References
  1. Lango at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) closed access
  2. Glottopedia article on Lango dialect.
  3. "The Nilo-Hamites". Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  4. Uzoigwe, G. N. The beginnings of Lango society : a review of evidence. OCLC 38562622.
  5. 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, D. (1997). A Functional Grammar of Dholuo. Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag.


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