Adhola language

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Adhola is a Western Nilotic language spoken primarily by the Jopadhola people of eastern Uganda, closely related to other Luo languages such as Lango.

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Adhola language canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Luo language
Western Nilotic language
language
closelyRelatedTo Acholi language
Alur language
Lango language
country Uganda
ethnicGroup Jopadhola
hasAlternativeName Dhopadhola
Jopadhola language
Padhola
linked to: Dhopadhola
hasDialects rural varieties
urban varieties
hasGlottocode adho1244
hasGlottologName Adhola
hasISO639-3Code adh
hasLinguisticTypology agglutinative
hasPhonologicalFeature tone language
hasSpeakerCommunity eastern Uganda Luo communities
hasStatus regional language in Uganda
hasWordOrder SVO
isPartOf Nilo-Saharan languages (proposed)
isTaughtIn some primary schools in eastern Uganda
languageBranch Luo languages
linked to: Luo language
languageFamily Nilotic languages
languageSubfamily Western Nilotic languages
neighboringLanguage Ganda language
Lango language
Samia language
region Bukedi sub-region
Tororo District
spokenBy Jopadhola people
spokenIn Eastern Uganda
Uganda
usedFor daily communication
oral literature
traditional ceremonies
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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Lango language closelyRelatedTo Adhola language
Alur language closelyRelatedTo Adhola language