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Language code: luo

Technical information about ISO 639 language code luo

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The table below provides technical details for the Dholuo, Luo (Kenya and Tanzania) language, designated by the luo code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

luo

Name

Dholuo, Luo (Kenya and Tanzania)

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
KisumuSouth NyanzaTrans-Yala
Related languages
AcholiLangoAlurKumam
Key facts
Dholuo is a Western Nilotic language within the larger Luo clusterTone carries both lexical meaning and grammatical distinctionsThe language features vowel harmony based on advanced-tongue-root (+ATR/-ATR) vowel setsWord order is typically verb-initial (VSO), though SVO is also frequent through language contactExtensive borrowing from English and Swahili is adapted with initial vowels to fit Dholuo phonotactics.
Sample phrase

Amosi, iti maber?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

The Dholuo, Luo (Kenya and Tanzania) language, identified by the code luo, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

Related locale codes

luo-KE – Luo (Kenya)

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