Lokoya

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A language of South Sudan

ISO 639-3
lky
Alternate Names
Ellyria, Koyo, Loirya, Lokoiya, Lokoja, Loquia, Lowoi, Oirya, Owoi, Oxoriok
User Population

85,000 (2017). No monolinguals.

Location

Central Equatoria state: Juba county, Liria and Ngangala; Eastern Equatoria state: Lafon county, Longairo and Okaru areas.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

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

None known. Lexical similarity: 64% with Otuho [lot], 57% with Lopit [lpx], 56% with Dongotono [ddd].

Language Use

All also use Otuho [lot].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Lokoya
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Ethnic groups: Irya and Owe.