Lëblaŋo
Lango
Nilo-Saharan (Western Nilotic, Lwoo)
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.
Où elle est parlée
20 mots essentiels en Lango
Eau
pii
/piː/
Feu
mac
/matʃ/
Soleil
ceŋ
/tʃeŋ/
Lune
dwe
/dwe/
Mère
mego
/meɡo/
Père
papo
/papo/
Manger
camo
/tʃamo/
Boire
matho
/matʰo/
Amour
amara
/amara/
Cœur
cwiny
/tʃwiɲ/
Arbre
yat
/jat/
Maison
ot
/ot/
Chien
gwok
/ɡwok/
Chat
mbweko
/mbweko/
Main
cing
/tʃiŋ/
Œil
waŋ
/waŋ/
Bonjour
itye nining
/itje niniŋ/
Merci
apwoyo
/apwojo/
Un
acel
/atʃel/
Bon
ber
/ber/
Sources
- Driberg (1923) — The Lango: A Nilotic Tribe of Uganda
- Ethnologue 27: Lango
Mots comparés
Comparé aux langues Nilo-Saharan (Western Nilotic, Lwoo) apparentées
| Sens | Lango | acholi | Anuak | luo | nuer | dinka | mundari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eau | pii /piː/ | pii /piː/ | pii /piː/ | pi /pi/ | pi /pi/ | piu /piu/ | daa /daː/ |
| Feu | mac /matʃ/ | mac /matʃ/ | mac /matʃ/ | mach /matʃ/ | mäc /mɛtʃ/ | mac /matʃ/ | sengel /seŋɡel/ |
| Soleil | ceŋ /tʃeŋ/ | ceng /tʃeŋ/ | ceeŋ /tʃeːŋ/ | chieng' /tʃieŋ/ | caŋ /tʃaŋ/ | akɔ̈l /akɔl/ | singi /siŋɡi/ |
| Lune | dwe /dwe/ | dwe /dwe/ | dwee /dweː/ | dwe /dwe/ | pay /paj/ | pɛɛi /pɛːi/ | chando /tʃando/ |
| Mère | mego /meɡo/ | mego /meɡo/ | min /min/ | mama /mama/ | maar /maːr/ | man /man/ | ayo /ajo/ |
| Père | papo /papo/ | baba /baba/ | waad /waːd/ | baba /baba/ | gwaar /ɡwaːr/ | wun /wun/ | apu /apu/ |
| Manger | camo /tʃamo/ | cam /tʃam/ | cam /tʃam/ | chiemo /tʃiemo/ | cam /tʃam/ | cam /tʃam/ | jom /dʒom/ |
| Boire | matho /matʰo/ | mat /mat/ | maath /maːt̪/ | madho /maðo/ | math /mat̪/ | dek /dek/ | nu /nu/ |
| Amour | amara /amara/ | mar /mar/ | mar /mar/ | hera /hera/ | nhok /nok/ | nhiär /n̪iar/ | dularaa /dularaː/ |
| Cœur | cwiny /tʃwiɲ/ | cwiny /tʃwiɲ/ | cuny /tʃuɲ/ | chuny /tʃuɲ/ | lëŋ /lɛŋ/ | piöu /piɔu/ | jiu /dʒiu/ |
| Arbre | yat /jat/ | yat /jat/ | yat /jat/ | yath /jaθ/ | jïath /dʒiat̪/ | tim /tim/ | daru /daru/ |
| Maison | ot /ot/ | ot /ot/ | ot /ot/ | ot /ot/ | dööl /dɔːl/ | ɣöt /ɣɔt/ | oraa /oraː/ |
| Chien | gwok /ɡwok/ | gwok /ɡʷok/ | guok /ɡuok/ | guok /ɡuok/ | jiek /dʒiek/ | jɔ̈ŋ /dʒɔŋ/ | seta /seta/ |
| Chat | mbweko /mbweko/ | ngabu /ŋabu/ | nyamur /ɲamur/ | paka /paka/ | gec /ɡetʃ/ | gec /ɡetʃ/ | pusi /pusi/ |
| Main | cing /tʃiŋ/ | cing /tʃiŋ/ | cing /tʃiŋ/ | lwedo /lwedo/ | tet /tet/ | cin /tʃin/ | ti /ti/ |
| Œil | waŋ /waŋ/ | wang /waŋ/ | waang /waːŋ/ | wang' /waŋ/ | wäk /wɛk/ | nyin /ɲin/ | med /med/ |
| Bonjour | itye nining /itje niniŋ/ | itye nining /itje niniŋ/ | mali /mali/ | misawa /misawa/ | malɛ /malɛ/ | ke yïn /ke jin/ | johar /dʒohar/ |
| Merci | apwoyo /apwojo/ | apwoyo /apwojo/ | apwoyo /apwojo/ | erokamano /erokamano/ | lɛrnyä /lɛɾɲa/ | alanyiek /alaɲiek/ | dhonyobad /dʱoɲobad/ |
| Un | acel /atʃel/ | acel /atʃel/ | acel /atʃel/ | achiel /atʃiel/ | kɛl /kɛl/ | tök /tɔk/ | mid /mid/ |
| Bon | ber /ber/ | ber /ber/ | ber /ber/ | maber /maber/ | gɔaa /ɡɔaː/ | piath /piat̪/ | bes /bes/ |
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