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KDJ ISO 639-3

Ng’akarimojong

ŋaKarimojoŋ Autonym

A language of Uganda

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Akarimojong, Karamojong, Karimojong, Karimonjong, N’Karamojong, Ng’akaramojong, Ngakarimojong, Ngakarimojongo, a-karamojoŋ, a-karimojoŋ, ŋaKaramojoŋ
Autonym
ŋaKarimojoŋ
Population
691,000 (2014 census), increasing. Census based on tribal affiliation. Includes 165,000 Jie, 129,000 Dodoth and 25,000 Napore (2014 census).
Location:
Amudat, Kaabong, Kotido, Moroto, Nakapiripirit, and Napak districts.
Language Status
4 (Educational).
Classification
Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Core, Eastern Sudanic, Southern (n languages), Nilotic, Eastern, Lotuxo-Teso, Teso-Turkana, Turkana
Dialects
Jie (Jiye), Dodoth, Matheniko, Napore, Bokora, Pian. Dialects correspond with sub-tribes of Karimojong and have very high mutual intelligibility. Lexical similarity: 83%–95% between dialects, 85% with Turkana [tuv], 75% with Ateso [teo].
Typology
VSO; highly inflectional; grammatical tone; vowel harmony; voiceless vowels.
Language Use
Home, market. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Many also use English [eng]. Many also use Swahili [swh]. Used as L2 by Ik [ikx], Nyang’i [nyp], Soo [teu].
Language Development
Taught in primary schools. Radio. Videos. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 2011.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ng’akarimojong
Writing
Latin script [Latn], used since 1932.
Other Comments
The people are pastoralist and seminomadic but much less so recently due to disarmament and forced settlement. Christian, traditional religion.

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Location: Amudat, Kaabong, Kotido, Moroto, Nakapiripirit, and Napak districts.