Adhola

Primary tabs

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Dhopadhola, Ludama

Population

360,000 (2002 census), increasing.

Location

Tororo District: near Lake Victoria; Butaleja, Busia, and Bugiri districts.

Language Maps

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

None known. Most distinct of Western Nilotic languages in Uganda.

Language Use

Vigorous. Home, village, market. All ages. Positive attitudes.

Language Development

Taught in primary schools. Poetry. Newspapers. Radio programs. Films. Dictionary. NT: 2003.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn], used since 1979.

Other Comments

Ethnic autonym: Jopadhola; their Bantu neighbors call them Badama and their language Ludama.