Southern Luo language

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Southern Luo
Region	Uganda and adjoining areas
Native speakers	8.8 million (2002)^[1]
Language family	Nilo-Saharan? Eastern Sudanic Nilotic Western Nilotic Luo Southern Luo
Dialects	Adhola Kumam Dholuo (Kavirondo Luo) Alur Lango Acholi
Language codes
ISO 639-2	`luo`
ISO 639-3	Variously: `adh` – Adhola `kdi` – Kumam `luo` – Dholuo (Kavirondo Luo) `alz` – Alur `laj` – Lango `ach` – Acholi

Southern Luo is a dialect cluster of Uganda and neighboring countries. Although Southern Luo dialects are mutually intelligible, there are six ethnically and culturally distinct varieties which are considered to be separate languages socially.

Varieties

Adhola (Uganda)
Kumam (Uganda)
Luo–Acholi
- Dholuo (Kavirondo Luo) (Kenya, Tanzania)
- Alur–Acholi
  - Alur (Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo)
  - Lango–Acholi
    - Lango (Uganda)
    - Acholi (Uganda)

References

↑ Adhola reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
Kumam reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
Dholuo (Kavirondo Luo) reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
Alur reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
Lango reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
Acholi reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)

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