Lugbara

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Arua, Koboko, Nyadri and Yumbe districts.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

Language NameLugbara

User Population

840,000 in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Johnstone and Mandryk 2001).

Location

Ituri province: Aru territory, 6 collectivités.

Alternate Names

High Lugbara, Lugbarati, Lʉgbara tɨ

Dialects

Zaki, Abedju-Azaki, Lu, Aluru, Nio, Otsho.

Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Language Use

A few also use Bangala [bxg]. Also use Congo Swahili [swc].

Other Comments

Aluru reportedly influenced by Ndo [ndp]; Nio and Otsho dialects are similar to Uganda Lugbara. Christian.