Alternate Names: Karamojong, Karimonjong, Ng’akaramojong
Dialects: Bokora, Dodoth (Dodoth), Jie (Jiye), Matheniko, Napore, Pian. Dialects correspond with sub-tribes of Karimojong and have very high mutual intelligibility. Lexical similarity: 83%–95% between dialects, 85% with Turkana ,, 75% with Teso ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 736,000 (2002 census), increasing. 260,000 Karamojong, 147,000 Jie and 329,000 Dodoth.
Language Use: Home, market. All ages. Positive attitudes. Used as L2 by Ik [ikx], Soo [teu].
Language Development: Taught in primary schools. Poetry. Radio programs. Films. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 2011.
Typology: VSO; highly inflectional; grammatical tone; vowel harmony; voiceless vowels.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Uganda
Other Comments: The people are pastoralist and seminomadic but much less so recently due to disarmament and forced settlement. Christian, traditional religion.