Ng’akarimojong

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A language of Uganda

ISO 639-3
kdj
Alternate Names
Akarimojong, Karamojong, Karimojong, Karimonjong, N’Karamojong, Ng’akaramojong, Ngakarimojong, Ngakarimojongo, a-karamojoŋ, a-karimojoŋ, ŋaKaramojoŋ
Autonym
ŋaKarimojoŋ
User Population

691,000 (2014 census), increasing. Census based on tribal affiliation. Includes 165,000 Jie, 129,000 Dodoth and 25,000 Napore (2014 census).

Location

Amudat, Kaabong, Kotido, Moroto, Nakapiripirit, and Napak districts.

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Language Status

4 (Educational).

Classification
Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Core, Eastern Sudanic, Southern (n languages), Nilotic, Eastern, Lotuxo-Teso, Teso-Turkana, Turkana
Dialects

Jie (Jiye), Dodoth, Matheniko, Napore, Bokora, Pian. Dialects correspond with sub-tribes of Karimojong and have very high mutual intelligibility. Lexical similarity: 83%–95% between dialects, 85% with Turkana [tuv], 75% with Ateso [teo].

Typology

VSO; highly inflectional; grammatical tone; vowel harmony; voiceless vowels.

Language Use

Home, market. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Many also use English [eng]. Many also use Swahili [swh]. Used as L2 by Ik [ikx], Nyang’i [nyp], Soo [teu].

Language Development

Taught in primary schools through grade 3. Radio. Videos. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 2011.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ng’akarimojong
Writing

Latin script [Latn], used since 1932.

Other Comments

The people are pastoralist and seminomadic but much less so recently due to disarmament and forced settlement. Christian, traditional religion.