The Luo languages comprise about 15 languages spoken in an area ranging from Southern Sudan via Uganda to Southern Kenya, with Dholuo extending into Northern Tanzania and Alur into the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They form one of the two branches of Western Nilotic, the other being Dinka-Nuer. Luo (also known als Dholuo) is a Western Nilotic language spoken by the Luo people, numbering about 3 million. ... The Western Nilotic languages are one of the three primary branches of the Nilotic languages, themselves belonging to the Eastern Sudanic subfamily of Nilo-Saharan. ...
The following subclassification of the Luo languages is based on SIL's Ethnologue: SIL International is a non-profit, Christian, scientific organization with the main purpose to study, develop and document lesser-known languages for the purpose of expanding linguistic knowledge, promoting world literacy and aiding minority language development. ... Ethnologue: Languages of the World is a web and print publication of SIL International (formerly known as the Summer Institute of Linguistics), a Christian linguistic service organization which studies lesser-known languages primarily to provide the speakers with native language biblical texts. ...
Northern Luo languages
Anuak language (Sudan)
Belanda Bor language (Sudan)
Jur languages
Luwo language (Sudan)
Maban-Burun languages
Burun language (Sudan)
Maban language (Sudan)
Jumjum language (Sudan)
Mabaan language (Sudan)
Shilluk language (Sudan)
Thuri language (Sudan)
Päri language (classification unsure) (Sudan)
Southern Luo languages
Adhola language (Uganda)
Kuman language (Uganda)
Luo-Acholi languages
Alur-Acholi languages
Alur language (Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo)
The Lango (aka Langi) people live in the central area of Uganda, north of Lake Kyoga. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Luo (also known als Dholuo) is a Western Nilotic language spoken by the Luo people, numbering about 3 million. ...
If this state of affairs continues even after intense study of the language and efforts to connect it to other languages, it is termed a language isolate.
Luolanguage of Atta (Nigeria; not to be confused with Luolanguage)
Mawa language of Bauchi (Nigeria; not to be confused with the Mawa language of Chad)
The Luolanguages comprise about 15 languages spoken in an area ranging from Southern Sudan via Uganda to Southern Kenya, with Dholuo extending into Northern Tanzania and Alur into the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The following subclassification of the Luolanguages is based on SIL's Ethnologue:
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