Shilluk | Ethnologue

A language of South Sudan

ISO 639: shk
Alternate Names: Chulla, Dhocolo, Shulla
Autonym: Colo
Population: 574,000 (2017).
Location:: Upper Nile state: Fashoda, Malakal, Manyo, and Panyikang counties.
Language Status: 5 (Developing).
Classification: Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Core, Eastern Sudanic, Southern (n languages), Nilotic, Western, Luo, Northern, Shilluk
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity 60% with Anuak [anu], Pari [lkr], and Luwo [lwo].
Language Use: Taught in churches. All domains. Used by all. Positive attitudes.
Language Development: Literature. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 2012.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Shilluk
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Taught in churches.

Location: Upper Nile state: Fashoda, Malakal, Manyo, and Panyikang counties.