Shilluk

Shilluk is a Nilotic language spoken in Sudan and South Sudan, by about 2 million people.

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Shilluk (natively Dhøg Cøllø, [d̪ɔ́(ɡ) cɔ̀llɔ̀]) is a language spoken by the Shilluk people of South Sudan. It is closely related to other Luo languages. The term Shilluk is a pronunciation of Arabic origin.

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Written down

Dhanhø bëne ba anywølø e path ki bäng, ge pär ki yij bëëdø geki dyërø. gïn-a dwaddi kiper gen yï gen da rumi ki bëëdø mø göög gen ki pyëw akyel ga nyimëgg.

Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR in Unicode).

Words in Shilluk

Meaning	Word	Romanization
woman	dakau
person	8ano*
name	nyiN*
eye	waN*
ear	i8*
nose	orom*
tooth	lEjo*
tongue	lEp*
hand	CiNo*
blood	rEmo*
bone	Cogo*
skin	dEl*
knee	CuN*
breast	8un*
liver	Cwiny*
water	phi
fire	maC*
sun	CiaN*
star	kiElo*
stone	kit*
mountain	kit*
tree	ya8*
leaf	i8*
night	wuor*
dog	guok*
fish	rEjo*
louse	nyogo*
one	akiEl*
two	ariyo*
I	yan*