The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: LUO
ISO 639-2: luo
| Population | 3,185,000 in Kenya (1994 I. Larsen BTL) or 13.8% of the population (1987). Population total both countries 3,408,000. |
| Region | Nyanza Province. Also spoken in Tanzania. |
| Alternate names | DHOLUO, NILOTIC KAVIRONDO, KAVIRONDO LUO |
| Classification | Nilo-Saharan, Eastern Sudanic, Nilotic, Western, Luo, Southern, Luo-Acholi, Luo. |
| Comments | Different from Lwo of Uganda or Lwo (Luo, Jur Lwo) of Sudan. Literacy rate in first language: 10% to 30%. Literacy rate in second language: 50% to 75%. Fishermen. Christian, traditional religion, Muslim. Bible 1953-1977. |
| Tanzania |
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