ISO 639-3 · lajlaj
Nilo-Saharan family
Lango
Lango is a language of the Nilo-Saharan branch, spoken in Uganda. Wikidata counts 2.1 m first-language speakers (2014).
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
laj- Glottocode
lang1324- Family
- Nilo-Saharan
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- Wikipedia
- 11 language editions
2.1 mfirst-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
1levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Lango |
|---|---|
| Also called | Lango (Uganda), Lango dialect, Lwo, Lwoo, Leb-Lango |
| L1 speakers | 2,100,000 (2014) |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 5 Developing5
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Nilo-Saharan to Lango
The branches above Lango, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
160Nilo-SaharanfamilylajLangolanguage
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Uganda
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalswhKiswahiliNiger–Congo · 98.3 m1 · NationalswaSwahiliNiger–Congo · 15.4 mkinKinyarwandaNiger–Congo · 9.8 m1 · NationalrunKirundiNiger–Congo · 8.8 m1 · NationallugLugandaNiger–Congo · 5.1 m3 · Wider CommunicationcggKigaNiger–Congo · 2.4 m4 · EducationalnynRunyankoleNiger–Congo · 2.3 m4 · EducationalachAcholiNilo-Saharan · 1.2 m5 · DevelopingkooKonjoNiger–Congo · 609,0005 · Developing