Lango
A language of Uganda
| Population | 1,490,000 (2002 census). |
| Region | Central, Apac and Lira districts, north of Lake Kyoga. |
| Language map |
Uganda, reference number 18 |
| Alternate names | Langi, Leb-Lano, Lwo, Lwoo |
| Dialects | Distinct from Acholi [ach] (Lwo), Lango [lno] of Sudan (related to Lotuko), or Lango [did] (Didinga) of Sudan. |
| Classification | Nilo-Saharan, Eastern Sudanic, Nilotic, Western, Luo, Southern, Luo-Acholi, Alur-Acholi, Lango-Acholi |
| Language development | Literacy campaign in progress. Taught in primary schools. Newspapers. Radio programs. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1979. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Agriculturalists: maize, finger millet, cassava, beans, sesame, pigean peas, groundnuts, sunflower, cow peas, bananas, tomatoes, cabbage, onions, sunflowers, tobacco, cotton, sugarcane; Fishermen on Lake Kyoga. Christian, Muslim. |
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