Lango (Uganda)
Lango (Uganda) is a Nilotic language spoken in Uganda, by about 2.1 million people.
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Lango is a Nilotic language spoken in the Lango sub-region of Northern Uganda.
The origin of Lango people is strongly linked to the Karamojong and Teso speaking people.
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Words in Lango (Uganda)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | dako | |
| person | dano* | |
| name | nyiN* | |
| eye | waN* | |
| ear | it* | |
| nose | um* | |
| tooth | lak* | |
| tongue | lEb* | |
| hand | CiN* | |
| blood | rEm* | |
| bone | Cogo* | |
| skin | pien* | |
| knee | CoN* | |
| breast | tunu* | |
| liver | Ciny* | |
| water | pì | |
| fire | maC* | |
| sun | CEN* | |
| star | aCEr* | |
| stone | gweN* | |
| mountain | got* | |
| tree | yat* | |
| leaf | oboke* | |
| night | owuor* | |
| dog | guok* | |
| fish | rEC* | |
| louse | onyogo* | |
| one | aCiEl* | |
| two | ariyo* | |
| I | an* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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