Aringa

LUC

developing

Alternate Names: Low Lugbara

Dialects: None known. Intelligible with Lugbara ,. Lexical similarity: with Lugbara ,.

Genealogy:

Nilo-Saharan
Central Sudanic
East
Moru-Madi
Central

Demographics: 300,000 (2002 census), increasing.

Language Use: Vigorous. Home, village, market. All ages.

Language Development: Literacy program on-going. Taught in primary schools. Radio programs. Bible portions: 2003–2008.

Typology: 9 vowels, 26 consonants; highly tonal.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Uganda

Other Comments: Aringa speakers consider theirs a separate language, related to Lugbara , and Ma’di ,. Muslim, Christian.