Lopit

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A language of South Sudan

Alternate Names

Lafiit, Lafit, Lafite, Lofit, Lopid, Loppit

Hutuk na Lopit

User Population

117,000 (2017).

Eastern Equatoria state: Lafon county, north end of Lopit Hills.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

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

Lolongo, Logonowati, Mura, Iboni. Lexical similarity: 55% with Dongotono [ddd], 41% with Otuho [lot], 28%–30% with Okolie [oie], 25% with Logir [lqr], 10% with Imotong [imt], 9% with Lango [lgo].

All domains. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Used as L2 by Tennet [tex].

Language Development

Orthography developed. Dictionary.

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Lopit

Latin script [Latn].