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Gungu

A language of Uganda

ISO 639-3: rub

Population	49,000 (2002 census).
Region	Hoima and Masindi districts, Buliisa, Bilso, and Kigorobya subcounties, Rift Valley, Lake Albert northeast shore; hills above the valley.
Language map	Uganda, reference number 9
Alternate names	Lugungu, Rugungu
Dialects	58% or lower inherent intelligibility with Nyoro-Tooro. Tooro [ttj] is the most similar language. Lexical similarity: 65% with Tooro.
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, J, Nyoro-Ganda (J.10)
Language use	Positive attitude. Also use some Nyoro [nyo], Alur [alz], English, or Swahili [swh].
Language development	Taught in primary schools. Radio programs. Bible portions: 1998.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	‘Bagungu’ is the ethnic group. SVO; genitives, adjectives, relatives after noun heads; question word final; word order distinguishes subject and object; subject agreement obligatory, object agreement optional; verb suffixes mark subject, object, tense, aspect, and negation; verb suffixes mark perfective, applicative, reversive, stative, reciprocal, passive, and causative; contrastive vowel length, upper 7-vowel system with vowel harmony; V, CV, CVV, (C)C(C)V where first C is a nasal and last C a semivowel; tonal. Fishermen; peasant agriculturalists; pastoralists. Christian, Muslim.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Anonymous. 2008. Lugungu Orthography Guide.

DIPROSE, Martin, author. 2006. Katabbu Kadooli̱ ka Kuhab̭ura Bantu Kuhandiika Lugungu.

LUGUNGU Language Committee; MBABAZI, James; MOE, Ronald, authors. 1999. Lugungu orthography guide, preliminary version.

Vernacular Publications

Bihanuuro bya Nzicala Gyetu̱ Bagungu, Vol. I = Stories about the lives of us Bagungu people, Vol. 1 . 2009.

Bihanuuro bya Nzicala Gyetu̱ Bagungu, Vol. I. 2006.

Bihanuuro bya Nzicala Gyetu̱ Bagungu, Vol. II. 2006.

Bihanuuro bya Nzicala Gyetu̱ Bagungu, Vol. II. 2009.

Bihanuuro na Ngeera mu Lugungu. 2007.

Bihanuuro na Ngeera mu Lugungu. 2009.

B̭u̱seeri̱ B̭wetwa Mu̱swi̱ja gwa Nsinya. 2007.

B̭wecu̱mi̱ b̭wa Muntu. 2006.

Byakwega bya mu Bbai̱bbuli̱; Bi̱mwei̱ ku bintu bi̱handu̱ bya Baku̱ri̱si̱taayo beikiririzamwo. 2007.

Kaweene ka mururu nei̱ku̱ha lyako. 2009.

Kiduulu. 2007.

Kihanuuro kya Mali̱ga (Katabbu ka Beegi̱). 2007.

Kiharuko. 2007.

Kiharuko: Mu̱li̱ngo gwa kukitambira kwamu̱gi̱. 2006.

Kujanjaba bihuta na bihote. 2007.

Kujanjaba bihuta na bihote. 2009.

Kulima B̭u̱tu̱ngu̱ru̱. 2007.

Kulinda B̭uhooki. 2008.

Ku̱somesya Baana ba B̯uhala Hab̯wa B̯urungi bw̯a mu Meis̱o. 2006.

Ku̱somesya Baana ba B̭uhala hab̭wa B̭urungi b̭wa mu Mei̱so. 2008.

Kutandika Kworoora Misaali mya Ku̱segu̱li̱i̱rya. 2006.

Kuwoneera Nkerembe. Katabbu ka Kubanza: Kwemeta nda na Kubyala. 2009.

Lapapura lwa Suura za Kubala. 2010.

Lugungu alphabet chart. 1999.

Masomo ga Lugungu (Katabbu ka kabiri). 2008.

Masomo ga Lugungu (Katabbu ka kasatu). 2009.

Masoso ga Lugungu (Katabbu ka kubanza). 2009.

Meezi̲ Geecu̲mi̲. 2007.

Mukagu gwa Mpanga na Wambooli̱: Kihanuuro kya Kadei. 2008.

Mu̱li̱ngo gwa Kutangiza Kutwalwa Kweitehe. 2007.

Mu̱swi̱ja gwa Nsinya. 2007.

Mwi̱ze Tusome Lugungu Lwetu̱. 2006.

Naani Yaabbu̱ti̱i̱rye B̭wati̱?. 2007.

Nseeri̱ zituura kuraba mu kulaalangana. 2006.

Nseeri̱ zituura kuraba mu kulaalangana. 2009.

Nyamutali na Wakame. 2009.

Nyguta na Ngeera za Lugungu. 2006.

Nyuguta na Ngeera za Lugungu. 2006.

Nyuguta za Lugungu. 2010.

Okuteekwa kubba munywani wange. 2008.

Si̱li̱i̱mu̱ na mu̱li̱ngo gwa kugyerinda. 2007.

Si̱li̱i̱mu̱ na mu̱li̱ngo gwa kugyerinda. 2007.

Weeb̭ugub̭ugu na Banywanwe. 2008.