Alternate Names: Dongiro, Donyiro, Idongiro, Inyangatom
Dialects: None known. Inherently intelligible with Toposa , and Turkana ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 24,300 (2007 census). 13,800 monolinguals. L2 users: 120.
Language Use: Positive attitudes. Also use Amharic [amh]. Used as L2 by Karo [kxh], Murle [mur].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 2%. Literacy classes planned (2011).
Typology: VSO; highly inflectional, grammatical tone (tense, case); vowel harmony; voiceless vowels.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Ethiopia
Other Comments: Semi-nomadic; follow cattle into Sudan, Moru Angipi region. Traditional religion.