1.5 million in Uganda (2014 census)[1] 27,000 in South Sudan (2000)[1]
Language family
Nilo-Saharan?
Eastern Sudanic
Southern Eastern
Nilotic
Western
Luo
Southern
Luo–Acholi
Alur–Acholi
Lango–Acholi
Acholi
Dialects
Labwor (leb Thur)
Nyakwai
Dhopaluo (Chope)
Writing system
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-2
ach
ISO 639-3
Either: ach – Acholi/ Acoli lth – Thur
Glottolog
acol1236
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A man speaking Acholi.
Acholi (also Leb Acoli, or Leb Lwo) is a Southern Luo dialect spoken by the Acholi people in the districts of Gulu, Kitgum, Amuru, Lamwo, Agago, Nwoya, Omoro and Pader (a region known as Acholiland) in northern Uganda. It is also spoken in South Sudan in Magwi County, Eastern Equatoria.
Song of Lawino, well known in African literature, was written in Acholi by Okot p'Bitek, although its sequel, Song of Ocol, was written in English.[1]
Acholi, Alur, and Jo Padola have between 84 and 90 per cent of their vocabulary in common[2] and are mutually intelligible.[dubious – discuss] However, they are often counted as separate languages because their speakers are ethnically distinct. Labwor (Thur), once considered a dialect of Acholi, may not be intelligible with it.[2]
^ abAcholi/ Acoli at Ethnologue (23rd ed., 2020) Thur at Ethnologue (23rd ed., 2020)
^"Registration authority request for change of language code" (PDF).
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formerly the Voice of Kenya). Dholuo is mutually intelligible with Alur, Acholi, Adhola and Lango of Uganda. Dholuo and the aforementioned Uganda languages...
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Southern Sudan in both English language and her local language –Luo (Acholidialect). In 2018,She was the author and director the play Ga-AD!, that ran...
population). Western Nilotic Luo languages include Alur (population 459,000), Acholi, Lango, Adhola and Kumam. Some Southern Nilotic Kalenjin languages are spoken...
Sudan include the Shilluk, Anuak, Pari, Acholi, Balanda Boor, Thuri and Luwo. Those in Uganda include the Alur, Acholi, Jonam and Padhola. The ones in Kenya...
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ancestors. The Acholi people (part of the Nilotic group) occupy a region in the western part of Eastern Equatoria and speak the Acholi language. It is...
close to two millennia. The division within the Southern Luo language dialect cluster is considerably shallower, perhaps five to eight centuries, reflecting...
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technical words come from these latter also. Closely related languages and dialects are spoken by many more peoples, including the Jie, Dodoth, Teso (in Uganda)...
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to be associated with shared ancestry, history, homeland, language or dialect and cultural heritage; where the term "culture" specifically includes aspects...
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