Ruuli
A language of Uganda
| Population | 160,000 (2002 census). Ethnic population: 139,517 Baruli, 20,615 Banyara (2002 census). |
| Region | Central, Nakasongola (mainly), Masindi, Luwero, and Kayunga districts, west of the Nile, Lake Kyoga area. |
| Language map |
Uganda, reference number 28 |
| Alternate names | Luduuli, Ruli, Ruruli |
| Dialects | Runyara. Nakasongola (east) is influenced by Ganda [lug], and in Kuyanoongo (west) by Nyoro [nyo]. Lexical similarity: 71% with Nyoro, 70% between Eastern Ruli and Ganda. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, J, Nyoro-Ganda (J.10) |
| Language use | Vital. Home, market, work. All ages. Increasingly positive attitude. Also use Ganda, Swahili [swh], Nyoro, Lango [laj], or English. |
| Language development | Functional Adult literacy program in Luganda [lug]. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Herdsmen: cattle, goats; fishermen; agriculturalist: cassava, sweet potatoes, maize, beans, sorghum, bananas, millet. coffee, cotton, tobacco, peanuts. Industrialists: charcoal, bricks, baskets, carvings. Christianity. |
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