Lango language (Uganda)
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Not to be confused with Lango language (South Sudan).
Lango (also called Leb-Lango) is a Southern Luo language or dialect cluster of the Western Nilotic language branch.[3] The word "Lango" is used to describe both the language spoken by the indigenous and the tribe itself.
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Lango | |
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Lëblaŋo | |
Native to | Uganda |
Region | Lango sub-region |
Ethnicity | Lango |
Native speakers | 2.1 million (2014 census)[1] |
Latin | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | laj |
Glottolog | lang1324 |
Glottopedia | Lango [2] |
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It is mainly spoken in Lango sub-region, in the North Central Region of Uganda. 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 the Karamojong and Teso speaking people.[4]