04/19/2006

African Luo - Lango Language

has its roots & origins mainly in the
Ugandan Luo -
Lango Sub - regions.
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The Lango (plural Langi) people live in Lango sub-region in the central area of Uganda, north of Lake Kyoga. Lango Sub-region comprises the districts of Amolatar, Apac, Dokolo, Lira and Oyam. The Lango population is about 1.5 million according to the 2002 population census.

Their language, Leb Lango or Luo, is mutually intelligible with Acholi and Kumam, and related to other Luo languages of Uganda and Kenya.