Lugbare

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Lugbare is an alternative name for the Lugbara language, a Central Sudanic language spoken primarily in northwestern Uganda and parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan.

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Lugbare canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Central Sudanic language
Central Sudanic language
language
language
alternativeNameOf Lugbara language
branchOf Nilo-Saharan languages
Nilo-Saharan languages
closelyRelatedTo Madi language
Moru language
country Democratic Republic of the Congo
South Sudan
Uganda
ethnologueEntry Lugbara (lgg)
linked to: Lugbara language
glottocode lugb1240
hasAlternativeName Lugbara
Lugbaria
Lugwari
hasBibleTranslation Yes
hasDialects Aringa
Ayivu
Terego
hasLinguisticFeature noun class-like agreement patterns
tone language
hasOrthography standardized Latin-based orthography
hasStandardizationEffortBy Uganda government language bodies
hasSVOOrder true
iso639-3Code lgg
lgg
languageFamily Central Sudanic languages
Central Sudanic languages
region Central Africa
spokenBy Lugbara people
Lugbara people
spokenIn Democratic Republic of the Congo
South Sudan
Uganda
spokenInRegion West Nile sub-region
spokenPrimarilyIn northwestern Uganda
subfamily Moru–Madi languages
Moru–Madi languages
usedAsL2By neighboring ethnic groups in West Nile
usedFor daily communication
education (primary level, in some areas)
local administration
usedIn Christian liturgy in West Nile
local radio broadcasting in West Nile
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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