Luwo | Ethnologue

A language of South Sudan

ISO 639: lwo
Alternate Names: Dhe Luwo, Dhe Lwo, Dheluwo, Giur, Jo Lwo, Jur, Jur Luo, Jur Luwo, Jur Lwo, Luo, Lwo, dhɛ luuhɔ
Autonym: dhe Luuo
Population: 257,000 (2017).
Location:: Warrap state: Gogrial East, Gogrial West, and Tonj North counties; Western Bahr al Ghazal state: Jur River and Wau counties.
Language Status: 5 (Developing). Recognized language (2011, Transitional Constitution, Article 6(1)), primary education, literacy efforts.
Classification: Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Core, Eastern Sudanic, Southern (n languages), Nilotic, Western, Luo, Northern, Jur
Dialects: None known. Different from Lango (Lwo) [laj] of Uganda, or Dholuo [luo] of Kenya and Luo [luo] of Tanzania, but related.
Typology: OVS.
Language Use: Vigorous. All domains, local administration, some use in schools, churches. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Used as L2 by Thuri [thu].
Language Development: Literacy in progress. Taught in primary schools. Literature. NT: 2003. Agency: Luwo Literacy Organization.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Luwo
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Warrap state: Gogrial East, Gogrial West, and Tonj North counties; Western Bahr al Ghazal state: Jur River and Wau counties.