Native to Uganda ISO 639-3 laj | Ethnicity Langi people Glottolog lang1324 | |
Native speakers 1.5 million (2002 census) Language family Nilo-Saharan?
Eastern Sudanic
Nilotic
Western Nilotic
Luo
Southern Luo
Luo–Acholi
Lango |
Lango (also called Lwo, Lwoo, or Leb-Lango,) is a Southern Luo dialect spoken by the Langi people of Uganda. It is mostly spoken in Lango sub-region, in the Northern Region, by approximately 1.8 million speakers, or five percent of the population of Uganda. An orthography for it using the Latin script has been introduced and is taught in primary schools. It is generally counted as a distinct language because the Langi people are ethnically distinct from other Luo.
References
Lango dialect Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA