Kumam
A language of Uganda
| Population | 174,000 (2002 census). |
| Region | West Teso District, south of Lake Kwania. |
| Language map |
Uganda, reference number 16 |
| Alternate names | Akokolemu, Akum, Ikokolemu, Ikumama, Kuman, Kumum |
| Dialects | Lexical similarity: 82% with Acholi [ach], 81% with Lango [laj]. |
| Classification | Nilo-Saharan, Eastern Sudanic, Nilotic, Western, Luo, Southern, Kuman |
| Language use | Home, market, government offices. All ages. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 60%. Literacy rate in L2: 20% in English. Literacy campaign in progress. Used in primary schools, but there are no primers for it. Radio programs. |
| Comments | Ladefoged, Glick and Criper (1872) and Bender (1988 M. Bender) classify Kumam as Southern Luo; some linguists classify it in the Dinka group. Kumam oral tradition gives a Teso descent. Fishermen (on Lake Kyoga); agriculturalists: finger millet, potatoes, soya beans, sesame, sunflower, sorghum, groundnuts, cassava, cow peas, sweet potatoes, maize, cotton, tomatoes, onions, cabbage. Christian, Muslim. |
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