Lango language (Sudan)
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Lango is an Eastern Nilotic
language spoken by the Lango of South Sudan
, Equatoria Province, Torit District. It had approximately 20,000 speakers in 1987.
Eastern Nilotic languages
The Eastern Nilotic languages are one of the three primary branches of the Nilotic languages, themselves belonging to the Eastern Sudanic subfamily of Nilo-Saharan; they are believed to have begun to diverge about 3,000 years ago, and have spread southwards from an original home in Equatoria in...
language spoken by the Lango of South Sudan
South Sudan
South Sudan , officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country located in the Sahel region of northeastern Africa. It is also part of the North Africa UN sub-region. Its current capital is Juba, which is also its largest city; the capital city is planned to be moved to the more...
, Equatoria Province, Torit District. It had approximately 20,000 speakers in 1987.