Otuho

LOT

developing

Alternate Names: Latooka, Lattuka, Latuka, Latuko, Lotuho, Lotuka, Lotuko, Lotuxo, Olotorit, Otuxo

Dialects: Koriok, Logiri (Logir), Logotok, Lomya (Lomia), Lorwama, Lowudo (Lauda, Loudo). Logiri and Lorwama may be dialects of Lango ,, not Otuho. Lexical similarity: 64% with Lokoya ,, 63% with Lopit ,, 60% with Dongotono ,.

Genealogy:

Nilo-Saharan
Eastern Sudanic
Nilotic
Eastern
Lotuxo-Teso
Lotuxo-Maa
Lotuxo

Demographics: 135,000 (Voegelin and Voegelin 1977). 2,500 Koriot, 1,000 Lomya.

Language Use: All domains. All ages. Positive attitudes. Used as L2 by Lango [lno], Lokoya [lky], Tennet [tex].

Language Development: NT: 1969.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: South Sudan