Lulogooli

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A language of Kenya

ISO 639-3
rag
Alternate Names
Llogole, Llugule, Logooli, Lugooli, Luragoli, Maragoli, Maragooli, Ragoli, Uluragooli
Autonym
Lulogooli
User Population

335,000 in Kenya (2019 census), increasing, based on ethnicity. Total users in all countries: 335,300.

Location

Kakamega and Vihiga counties: north of Kisumu.

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Language Status

4 (Educational).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, J, Logooli-Kuria (E.41)
Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 70%–80% with Idakho-Isukha-Tiriki [ida]. A member of macrolanguage Oluluyia [luy].

Language Use

Vigorous. Home, community. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use Swahili [swh].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 10%–30%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Taught as subject in some primary schools. Literature. Radio. Videos. Bible: 1951.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Lulogooli
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

‘Mulogoli’ is a person from Maragoli.

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