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.
Dove si parla
20 parole essenziali in Lango
Acqua
pii
/piː/
Fuoco
mac
/matʃ/
Sole
ceŋ
/tʃeŋ/
Luna
dwe
/dwe/
Madre
mego
/meɡo/
Padre
papo
/papo/
Mangiare
camo
/tʃamo/
Bere
matho
/matʰo/
Amore
amara
/amara/
Cuore
cwiny
/tʃwiɲ/
Albero
yat
/jat/
Casa
ot
/ot/
Cane
gwok
/ɡwok/
Gatto
mbweko
/mbweko/
Mano
cing
/tʃiŋ/
Occhio
waŋ
/waŋ/
Ciao
itye nining
/itje niniŋ/
Grazie
apwoyo
/apwojo/
Uno
acel
/atʃel/
Buono
ber
/ber/
Fonti
- Driberg (1923) — The Lango: A Nilotic Tribe of Uganda
- Ethnologue 27: Lango
Parole a confronto
Confrontato con le lingue Nilo-Saharan (Western Nilotic, Lwoo) correlate
| Significato | Lango | acholi | Anuak | luo | nuer | dinka | mundari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acqua | pii /piː/ | pii /piː/ | pii /piː/ | pi /pi/ | pi /pi/ | piu /piu/ | daa /daː/ |
| Fuoco | mac /matʃ/ | mac /matʃ/ | mac /matʃ/ | mach /matʃ/ | mäc /mɛtʃ/ | mac /matʃ/ | sengel /seŋɡel/ |
| Sole | ceŋ /tʃeŋ/ | ceng /tʃeŋ/ | ceeŋ /tʃeːŋ/ | chieng' /tʃieŋ/ | caŋ /tʃaŋ/ | akɔ̈l /akɔl/ | singi /siŋɡi/ |
| Luna | dwe /dwe/ | dwe /dwe/ | dwee /dweː/ | dwe /dwe/ | pay /paj/ | pɛɛi /pɛːi/ | chando /tʃando/ |
| Madre | mego /meɡo/ | mego /meɡo/ | min /min/ | mama /mama/ | maar /maːr/ | man /man/ | ayo /ajo/ |
| Padre | papo /papo/ | baba /baba/ | waad /waːd/ | baba /baba/ | gwaar /ɡwaːr/ | wun /wun/ | apu /apu/ |
| Mangiare | camo /tʃamo/ | cam /tʃam/ | cam /tʃam/ | chiemo /tʃiemo/ | cam /tʃam/ | cam /tʃam/ | jom /dʒom/ |
| Bere | matho /matʰo/ | mat /mat/ | maath /maːt̪/ | madho /maðo/ | math /mat̪/ | dek /dek/ | nu /nu/ |
| Amore | amara /amara/ | mar /mar/ | mar /mar/ | hera /hera/ | nhok /nok/ | nhiär /n̪iar/ | dularaa /dularaː/ |
| Cuore | cwiny /tʃwiɲ/ | cwiny /tʃwiɲ/ | cuny /tʃuɲ/ | chuny /tʃuɲ/ | lëŋ /lɛŋ/ | piöu /piɔu/ | jiu /dʒiu/ |
| Albero | yat /jat/ | yat /jat/ | yat /jat/ | yath /jaθ/ | jïath /dʒiat̪/ | tim /tim/ | daru /daru/ |
| Casa | ot /ot/ | ot /ot/ | ot /ot/ | ot /ot/ | dööl /dɔːl/ | ɣöt /ɣɔt/ | oraa /oraː/ |
| Cane | gwok /ɡwok/ | gwok /ɡʷok/ | guok /ɡuok/ | guok /ɡuok/ | jiek /dʒiek/ | jɔ̈ŋ /dʒɔŋ/ | seta /seta/ |
| Gatto | mbweko /mbweko/ | ngabu /ŋabu/ | nyamur /ɲamur/ | paka /paka/ | gec /ɡetʃ/ | gec /ɡetʃ/ | pusi /pusi/ |
| Mano | cing /tʃiŋ/ | cing /tʃiŋ/ | cing /tʃiŋ/ | lwedo /lwedo/ | tet /tet/ | cin /tʃin/ | ti /ti/ |
| Occhio | waŋ /waŋ/ | wang /waŋ/ | waang /waːŋ/ | wang' /waŋ/ | wäk /wɛk/ | nyin /ɲin/ | med /med/ |
| Ciao | itye nining /itje niniŋ/ | itye nining /itje niniŋ/ | mali /mali/ | misawa /misawa/ | malɛ /malɛ/ | ke yïn /ke jin/ | johar /dʒohar/ |
| Grazie | apwoyo /apwojo/ | apwoyo /apwojo/ | apwoyo /apwojo/ | erokamano /erokamano/ | lɛrnyä /lɛɾɲa/ | alanyiek /alaɲiek/ | dhonyobad /dʱoɲobad/ |
| Uno | acel /atʃel/ | acel /atʃel/ | acel /atʃel/ | achiel /atʃiel/ | kɛl /kɛl/ | tök /tɔk/ | mid /mid/ |
| Buono | ber /ber/ | ber /ber/ | ber /ber/ | maber /maber/ | gɔaa /ɡɔaː/ | piath /piat̪/ | bes /bes/ |
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