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Logo

A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3: log

Population	210,000 (1989 SIL). 100,000 Ogambi.
Region	Orientale Province, Faradje Territory, and Watsa town.
Language map	Northern Democratic Republic of Congo
Alternate names	Logoti
Dialects	Ogambi (Ogamaru, Northern Logo), Doka, Lolya, Obilebha (Obelebha, Obileba), Bhagira (Bagela), Bari (Bari-Logo, Bariti). A dialect subgroup, with Lolya as central. Similar to Avokaya [avu], Omi [omi]. Avokaya in the northern Ogambi Area, may be more similar to Logo [log] than to Avokaya in Sudan.
Classification	Nilo-Saharan, Central Sudanic, East, Moru-Madi, Central
Language development	Bible portions: 1924–2002.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Christian, traditional religion.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

HEIN, Vern, author. 1991. "Recommendations for standardization within the Logo dialect cluster."

KUTSCH LOJENGA, Constance, author. 1989. Review of: Dictionnaire logo-français suivi d’un index français-logo, by A. Vallaeys.

WRIGHT, Douglas, author. 1995. The verbal system of Logo (Logoti).

Vernacular Publications

Buku na molakisi: mpo na kolakisa kelase na kotanga mpe kokoma na Logoti; Buku oyo ezali mpo na kosalisa molakisi kolakisa buku na kotanga (Bangala-Logoti): Mà kòna ngá, mà kòtɨsɨ̀ ngá doró Lògòti sè!. 2000.

Kòlóbórò ɨ wábúyo be. 2004.

Mà kònà ngá, mà kòtɨsɨ ngá dóro Lògòti sè! (Lisons et écrivons bien en logoti!). 2000.

Mà kòpɨ pí̵dhí̵gó ɨ !. 1998.

Ròdó gàma. 2004.