Shilluk
Language Information
Shilluk is spoken in South Sudan, along the White Nile around Malakal.
Shilluk is a Western Nilotic language of the Luo group, with about 200,000 or more speakers. The Shilluk kingdom, led by the reth, dates back to the 16th century.
Shilluk is a Western Nilotic language of the Luo group, with about 200,000 or more speakers. The Shilluk kingdom, led by the reth, dates back to the 16th century.
- Language Family
- Chari-Nile (Macro-Sudanic)
- Subgroup
- Eastern Sudanic
- Branch
- Nilotic (Western)
Shilluk Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Shilluk
Dhanhø bëne ba anywølø e path ki bäng, ge pär ki yij bëëdø geki dyërø. gïn-a dwaddi kiper gen yï gen da rumi ki bëëdø mø göög gen ki pyëw akyel ga nyimëgg.English translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights