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Lugbara

A language of Uganda

ISO 639-3: lgg

Population  797,000 in Uganda (2004). 90,828 in Vurra, 170,853 in Ayivu, 146,235 in Maracha, 157,632 in Terego, 95,504 in Madi Okollo, 42,365 in Arua Municipality, 93,762 in Koboko. Population total all countries: 1,637,000.
Region  Northwest, Arua and Yumbe districts. Also in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Language map  Uganda, reference number 20
Alternate names   High Lugbara, Lugbarati
Dialects  Arua (Standard Lugbara), Maracha, Terego (Omugo). Lexical similarity; 93% between the Maracha and Terego dialects, 87% between the Arua and Terego dialects, 80% between the Arua dialect and Ogoko Southern Madi [snm], 76% between the Arua dialect and Okollo Southern Madi [snm] (1992 SIL Survey).
Classification  Nilo-Saharan, Central Sudanic, East, Moru-Madi, Central
Language use  Vigorous. Home, work, markets. Positive attitude. Also use English or Swahili [swh].
Language development  Literacy campaign in progress. Taught in primary schools. Newspapers. Radio programs. Dictionary. Bible: 1966.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  Lugbara is the ethnonym; Lugbarati is the language name, the -ti suffix meaning ‘tongue’. Fishermen on the River Nile; agriculturalists: coffee and cotton. Christian, Muslim.

Also spoken in:

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Language name   Lugbara
Population  840,000 in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Johnstone 2001).
Region  Orientale Province, Aru Territory. 6 collectivités.
Language map  Northern Democratic Republic of Congo
Alternate names  High Lugbara
Dialects  Zaki, Abedju-Azaki, Lu, Aluru, Nio, Otsho.
Comments  Aluru is reportedly influenced by Ndo [ndp]; the Nio and Otsho dialects are similar to Uganda Lugbara. Christian.