Lango (Laŋgo)

Lango is a member of the Lotuko-Maa branch of the Eastern Nilotic language family. It is spoken by about 38,000 people in Ikwoto County in Eastern Equatoria State in the southwest of South Sudan, particularly in the towns of Agoro, Logire, and Ikotos.

Lango is also known as Langgo, LebLango or Lango-Logire-Logir. It is written with the Latin alphabet.

Lango alphabet

Lango alphabet

Download an alphabet chart for Lango (Excel)
Details of the Lango alphabet (PDF) provided by Wolfram Siegel.

Sample text

Omor nebou naxidwok ojo: “Iji anya ngatur anya.” Itarangu naxidwodwok ojo: “Nanyo, ilany iji ne ta nanyo? Ojo nebou: “Oxifo ba ne xinamita hoji xibwanyi, ngai ba irwati?” Ojo naxidwodwok “Tarixe.” Nyo xati naxidwodwok olo ni xobwo xinasi xongete, ojo no xoseng ojo: “Xibwanyi oxifo ba ne inamita xa nebou.” Bwo xinasi xongete ijimi: “Ongeda.” Nyo xati seng itixar i ta nexoi abitobito jiik mane ni fotiri xexoi.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lango_language_(South_Sudan)#Example_text

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Links

Information about Lango
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lango_language_(South_Sudan)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lango_people_(South_Sudan)
https://www.101lasttribes.com/tribes/lango.html

Nilotic languages

Acholi, Adhola, Alur, Anuak, Ateso, Bari, Belanda Bor, Datooga, Dholuo, Dinka, Dongotono, Kakwa, Karamojong, Keiyo, Kipsigis, Kupsabiny, Lango (South Sudan), Lango (Uganda), Lopit, Lotuko, Maasai, Mandari, Markwet, Nandi, Nuer, Terik, Toposa, Turkana

Languages written with the Latin alphabet

Page created: 20.11.24. Last modified: 20.11.24

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