Akoli (Acholi )
Language Information
The Akoli language—more commonly spelled Acholi (also known as Acoli, Leb Acoli, or Leb Lwo)—is spoken predominantly in Uganda and South Sudan.
The Acholi people are descendants of Nilotic Luo-speaking groups who migrated southward from the Bahr el Ghazal region in South Sudan into northern Uganda between the 14th and 18th centuries.
Current Status: It is used as a first language by roughly 1.5 to 2 million people and serves as a medium of instruction in local early primary education, though it holds no official national status in either Uganda or South Sudan.
The Acholi people are descendants of Nilotic Luo-speaking groups who migrated southward from the Bahr el Ghazal region in South Sudan into northern Uganda between the 14th and 18th centuries.
Current Status: It is used as a first language by roughly 1.5 to 2 million people and serves as a medium of instruction in local early primary education, though it holds no official national status in either Uganda or South Sudan.
- Language Family
- Nilo-Saharan
- Subgroup
- Western Nilotic