Luwo language
E940955
The Luwo language is a Western Nilotic language spoken primarily by the Luwo people of South Sudan.
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nilotic language
ⓘ
Western Nilotic language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Anyuak language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dholuo language ⓘ Shilluk language ⓘ |
| country | South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Luwo people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Western Nilotic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottocode | luwo1238 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Jur language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luo of Jur NERFINISHED ⓘ Luwo (South Sudan) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
rich verbal morphology
ⓘ
tonal language ⓘ verb–subject–object word order (VSO) or subject–verb–object (SVO) patterns ⓘ |
| hasSpeakerPopulationRegion | tens of thousands of speakers in South Sudan ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | lwo ⓘ |
| isSpokenBy | Luwo people of South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Nilo-Saharan languages
ⓘ
Nilotic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguages |
Anyuak language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dinka language NERFINISHED ⓘ Nuer language NERFINISHED ⓘ Shilluk language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Northern Bahr el Ghazal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Bahr el Ghazal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
East Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Sudan ⓘ |
| subfamily | Luo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily communication among Luwo people
ⓘ
local cultural practices ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
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