Nyangatom

NNJ

vigorous

Alternate Names: Dongiro, Donyiro, Idongiro, Inyangatom

Dialects: None known. Inherently intelligible with Toposa , and Turkana ,.

Genealogy:

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

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.