Lango language (Uganda)

Lango (also called Lwo, Lwoo, or Leb-Lano,) is a Western Nilotic language of the Luo branch, spoken by the Lango people in Uganda. It is mostly spoken in Lango sub-region, in central Uganda. Spoken by approximately 1 million speakers, it makes up for c. 5 per cent of the population of Uganda. An orthography for it using the Latin script has been introduced and is taught in primary schools.

Lango is also the name of several other unrelated Nilotic languages spoken in Sudan.

References

• Ethnologue

External links

• PanAfriL10n page on Lango
• Acholi and Lango of Uganda Luo Page
• Luo/Acholi/Lango Language page