Otuho language

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Otuho
Lotuko
Region South Sudan
Ethnicity Otuho, Logir, Ifoto, Imatong
Native speakers
310,000 (2017) [1]
Dialects
  • Koriok
  • Lomya (Lomia)
  • Lowudo
  • Logotok
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3 Either:
lot   Otuho
ddd    Dongotono
Glottolog otuh1238   Otuho
dong1294   Dongotono

Otuho, also known as Lotuko (Lotuxo), is the language of the Otuho people. It is an Eastern Nilotic language, and has several other Otuho speaking dialectic groups.

Language varieties

Dongotono is related.

Other related varieties may be:

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References

  1. Otuho at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) Closed Access logo transparent.svg
    Dongotono at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) Closed Access logo transparent.svg
  2. "Imatong". gurtong. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
  3. "Ifoto". Gurtong. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
  4. "Logir". Gurtong. Retrieved June 18, 2014.