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Uganda Western Nilotic Language Groups
Western Nilotic language groups in Uganda include the
Acholi,
Langi, Alur, and several smaller ethnic groups. Together
they
comprise roughly 15 percent of the population. Most
Western
Nilotic languages in Uganda are classified as Lwo, closely
related to the language of the Luo society in Kenya. The
two
largest ethnic groups, the Acholi and Langi, speak almost
identical languages, which vary slightly in pronunciation,
suggesting that the two groups divided as recently as the
early
or mid-nineteenth century. The Alur, who live west of the
Acholi
and Langi, are culturally similar to neighboring societies
of the
West Nile region, where most people speak Central Sudanic
languages.
Data as of December 1990
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