Lopit

A language of South Sudan

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Lafiit, Lafit, Lafite, Lofit, Lopid, Loppit

Population

50,000 (1995 S. Randal).

Location

East Equatoria State, Lafon county, north end of Lopit Hills.

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Dialects

Iboni, Logonowati, Lolongo, Mura. Lexical similarity: 63% with Otuho [lot].

Language Use

All domains. All ages. Positive attitudes.

Language Development

Orthography developed. Dictionary.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.