Aringa | Ethnologue

A language of Uganda

ISO 639: luc
Alternate Names: Aringa Ti, Low Lugbara
Autonym: Ãrị̃ngã tị
Population: 495,000 (2014 census), increasing. Census based on tribal affiliation.
Location:: Yumbe district: north of Lugbara, west of Ma’di.
Language Status: 5 (Developing).
Classification: Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Satellites, Central Sudanic, East, Moru-Madi, Central
Dialects: None known. Intelligible with Lugbara [lgg].
Typology: 9 vowels, 26 consonants; highly tonal.
Language Use: Vigorous. Home, village, market. Used by all. Most also use English [eng]. Most also use Lugbara [lgg]. Some also use Swahili [swh]. Used as L2 by Kuku [ukv].
Language Development: Taught in primary schools. Literature. Radio. Texts. NT: 2013.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Aringa
Writing: Latin script [Latn], used since 1990.
Other Comments: Aringa speakers consider theirs a separate language, related to Lugbara [lgg] and Ma’di [mhi]. Muslim, Christian.

Location: Yumbe district: north of Lugbara, west of Ma’di.