Alternate Names: Lugungu, Rugungu
Dialects: None known. Reported 58% or lower inherent intelligibility with Tooro ,. Nyoro , is most similar. Lexical similarity: 75% with Nyoro ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 49,000 (2002 census), increasing.
Language Use: Home, church. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use Alur [alz], English [eng], Nyoro [nyo], Swahili [swh].
Language Development: Taught in primary schools. Poetry. New media. Radio programs. Films. Bible portions: 1998–2009.
Typology: SVO; genitives, adjectives, relatives after noun heads; question word final; word order distinguishes subject and object; subject agreement obligatory, object agreement optional; tonal.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Uganda
Other Comments: Christian.