Lëblaŋo

Lango

Nilo-Saharan (Western Nilotic, Lwoo)

SprachfamilieNilo-Saharan (Western Nilotic, Lwoo) Sprecher~2.1M SchriftLatin LänderUganda Amtssprache inUganda (regional) Vitalitätsafe ISO 639-3laj

Lango is a Western Nilotic (Lwoo) language of Northern Uganda, spoken around the city of Lira by the Langi people. Sister to Acholi (also present in Uganda) and more distantly to Luo of western Kenya, with which it shares the typical Western Nilotic five-vowel + ATR system. Lango played a prominent role in 20th-century Ugandan politics — President Milton Obote was a Langi speaker. About 1.5 million speakers; written in Latin script with limited but growing literary tradition.

Wo es gesprochen wird

20 Kernwörter in Lango

Wasser

pii

/piː/

Feuer

mac

/matʃ/

Sonne

ceŋ

/tʃeŋ/

Mond

dwe

/dwe/

Mutter

mego

/meɡo/

Vater

papo

/papo/

Essen

camo

/tʃamo/

Trinken

matho

/matʰo/

Liebe

amara

/amara/

Herz

cwiny

/tʃwiɲ/

Baum

yat

/jat/

Haus

ot

/ot/

Hund

gwok

/ɡwok/

Katze

mbweko

/mbweko/

Hand

cing

/tʃiŋ/

Auge

waŋ

/waŋ/

Hallo

itye nining

/itje niniŋ/

Danke

apwoyo

/apwojo/

Eins

acel

/atʃel/

Gut

ber

/ber/

Quellen

Wörter im Vergleich

Verglichen mit verwandten Nilo-Saharan (Western Nilotic, Lwoo)-Sprachen

Bedeutung LangoAcholiAnuakLuoNuerDinkaMundari
Wasser pii /piː/ pii /piː/ pii /piː/ pi /pi/ pi /pi/ piu /piu/ daa /daː/
Feuer mac /matʃ/ mac /matʃ/ mac /matʃ/ mach /matʃ/ mäc /mɛtʃ/ mac /matʃ/ sengel /seŋɡel/
Sonne ceŋ /tʃeŋ/ ceng /tʃeŋ/ ceeŋ /tʃeːŋ/ chieng' /tʃieŋ/ caŋ /tʃaŋ/ akɔ̈l /akɔl/ singi /siŋɡi/
Mond dwe /dwe/ dwe /dwe/ dwee /dweː/ dwe /dwe/ pay /paj/ pɛɛi /pɛːi/ chando /tʃando/
Mutter mego /meɡo/ mego /meɡo/ min /min/ mama /mama/ maar /maːr/ man /man/ ayo /ajo/
Vater papo /papo/ baba /baba/ waad /waːd/ baba /baba/ gwaar /ɡwaːr/ wun /wun/ apu /apu/
Essen camo /tʃamo/ cam /tʃam/ cam /tʃam/ chiemo /tʃiemo/ cam /tʃam/ cam /tʃam/ jom /dʒom/
Trinken matho /matʰo/ mat /mat/ maath /maːt̪/ madho /maðo/ math /mat̪/ dek /dek/ nu /nu/
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