Jopadhola

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A language of Uganda

ISO 639-3
adh
Alternate Names
Adhola, Badama, Ludama
Autonym
Dhopadhola
User Population

482,000 (2014 census), increasing. Census based on tribal affiliation.

Location

Tororo District: near Lake Victoria; Bugiri, Busia, Butaleja, and Namayingo districts.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Core, Eastern Sudanic, Southern (n languages), Nilotic, Western, Luo, Southern, Adhola
Dialects

None known. Most distinct of Western Nilotic languages in Uganda.

Language Use

Vigorous. Home, village, market. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Most also use English [eng]. Some also use Swahili [swh].

Language Development

Some NGOs are doing adult literacy (2021 SIL). Taught as subject in secondary schools, as ‘Lwo’, sharing materials with Acholi [ach], Alur [alz], Kumam [kdi], and Lango [laj]. Taught as ‘Lwo’ at 1 university. Literature. Newspapers. Radio. Videos. Texts. Bible: 2018.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Jopadhola
Writing

Latin script [Latn], used since 1979.