Karamojong
A language of Uganda
| Population | 260,000 (2002 census). 50,000 Jie (1986 MARC). |
| Region | East and northeast, Karamojo District, Moroto area. |
| Language map |
Uganda, reference number 13 |
| Alternate names | Karimojong, Karimonjong |
| Dialects | Karamojong, Jie (Jiye), Dodos (Dodoth). Lexical similarity: 83%–95% between dialects, 85% with Turkana [tuv], 75% with Teso [teo]. |
| Classification | Nilo-Saharan, Eastern Sudanic, Nilotic, Eastern, Lotuxo-Teso, Teso-Turkana, Turkana |
| Language use | People are friendly with the Toposa; unfriendly to the Turkana. |
| Language development | Radio programs. Dictionary. NT: 1974. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Several subdivisions represent more than one ethnic group. Seminomadic. VSO; highly inflectional; grammatical tone; vowel harmony; voiceless vowels. Pastoralists: cattle, sheep, goats, donkeys; agriculturalists: sorghum. Traditional religion, Christian. |
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