Alternate Names: Kyopi, Orunyoro, Runyoro
Dialects: Orunyoro (Nyoro), Rutagwenda. 73% inherent intelligibility with Gungu ,. Hema-Sud , (Nyoro-Toro) in Democratic Republic of the Congo is quite different. Lexical similarity: 78%–93% with Tooro ,, 77% with Nyankore , and Chiga ,, 67% with Nyambo , and Zinza ,, 66% with Haya ,, 62% with Kerewe ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 667,000 (2002 census), increasing.
Language Use: Vigorous. Home, market, work. All ages. Positive attitudes. Rutangwenda speakers also use Tooro [ttj]. Used as L2 by Amba [rwm], Gungu [rub], Ruuli [ruc].
Language Development: Literacy campaign in progress (2012). Taught in primary schools. Poetry. New media. Radio programs. Films. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1912.
Typology: SVO.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Uganda
Other Comments: Standardized form of the western languages (Nyankore-Chiga and Nyoro-Tooro) is called Runyakitara. It is taught at the University and used in internet browsing, but is a hybrid language. Christian, traditional religion.