| Also Known As: Langi,Lwoo,Leb-lano,Lwo
Description:
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...... full article at Wikipedia |
Location of Lango Language Speakers
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1.102731, 32.396840, Uganda
9.102097, 18.281250, Africa</googlemap>
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