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| Luo | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Cameroon |
| Region | Atta |
Native speakers | (1 cited 1995) [1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | luw |
| Glottolog | luoc1235 |
| ELP | Luo |
The Luo language is an unclassified language spoken in a section of the Atta region of Cameroon. It is a critically endangered language, and is possibly extinct, with only one speaker remaining in 1995.
Kisuba, also known as Olusuba, is a Bantu language spoken by the Suba people of Kenya. The language features an extensive noun-classification system using prefixes that address gender and number. Suba clans are located on the eastern shore and islands of Lake Victoria in Kenya and Tanzania. They have formed alliances with neighboring clans, such as the Luo people, via intermarriages, and as a result a majority of Suba people are bilingual in Dholuo. The Suba religion has an ancient polytheistic history that includes writings of diverse, ancestral spirits. A recent revival of the Suba language and its culture has influenced the increasing number of native speakers each year.
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The Luo alphabet was invented by Kefa Ombewa and Paul Sidandi between 2009 and 2012 to write Luo languages, specifically Dholuo of Kenya, in a unique way. The script is a left-to-right alphabet, with 33 letters connected to each other by a line running along the bottom.
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