Native to Uganda Standard forms Kitara ISO 639-3 nyo | Native speakers 670,000 (2002 census) ISO 639-2 nyo | |
Language family Niger–Congo
Atlantic–Congo
Benue–Congo
Bantoid
Bantu
Northeast Bantu
Great Lakes Bantu
Nyoro–Ganda
Nyoro | ||
The Nyoro language (autonym: Runyoro) is a local language of the Nyoro people of Uganda. It belongs to the Niger–Congo family, Benue–Congo subgroup, Bantu branch (Nyoro–Ganda group). Its Ethnologue code is NYR, ISO 639-2: nyo. It probably has two dialects: Orunyoro (Nyoro proper) and Rutagwenda. A standardized orthography was established in 1947.
References
Nyoro language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA