Southern Luo | |
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Region | Uganda and adjoining areas |
Native speakers
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8.8 million (2001–2009) |
Nilo-Saharan?
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Dialects | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-2 | luo |
ISO 639-3 | Variously: – Adhola – Kumam – Dholuo (Kavirondo Luo) – Alur – Lango – Acholi |
Glottolog | sout2831 |
Southern Luo is a dialect cluster of Uganda and neighboring countries. Although Southern Luo dialects are mutually intelligible, there are six ethnically and culturally distinct varieties which are considered to be separate languages socially.