Jie language (Uganda)
E872572
The Jie language of Uganda is an Eastern Nilotic language spoken by the Jie people in northeastern Uganda, closely related to neighboring pastoralist communities’ tongues.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jie language (Uganda) canonical | 1 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Nilotic language
ⓘ
Nilotic language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| classificationLevel | Eastern Nilotic branch of Nilotic ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Uganda ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jie people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | agglutinative morphology ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Eastern Nilotic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nilo-Saharan NERFINISHED ⓘ Nilotic ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguages |
Dodos language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karamojong language NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyangatom language NERFINISHED ⓘ Toposa language NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkana language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Karamoja sub-region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Dodos language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karamojong language NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyangatom language NERFINISHED ⓘ Teso–Turkana languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Toposa language NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkana language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Latin script ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Jie people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
pastoralist communities ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Uganda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northeastern Uganda ⓘ |
| status | minority language in Uganda ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
tonal language
ⓘ
word order SVO ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily communication within Jie communities
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ pastoralist cultural practices ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.