Southern Luo languages
Luo (also spelt LWO) dialect cluster spoken in Central Africa
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The Southern Luo languages are a subgroup of the Luo languages and form a dialect cluster spoken from Uganda and neighboring countries.
RegionSouth Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and the DRC
EthnicityLuo peoples, Ateker peoples
Native speakers
(8.8 million cited 2001–2009)[1]| Southern Luo (Lwo) | |
|---|---|
| Southern Lwoo | |
| Region | South Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and the DRC |
| Ethnicity | Luo peoples, Ateker peoples |
Native speakers | (8.8 million cited 2001–2009)[1] |
Early form | Proto-Southern Luo[2]
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| Dialects | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | luo |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:adh – Adholakdi – Kumamluo – Dholuoalz – Alurlaj – Langoach – Acholi |
| Glottolog | sout2831 |