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Dholuo (also known as Luo) is a Western Nilotic language spoken by the Luo people of Kenya and Tanzania, numbering about 3 million. Dholuo is spoken on the eastern shore of Lake Victoria. It is broadcast on KBC (Kenya Broadcasting Corporation, formerly the Voice of Kenya)and Radio Ramogi. Dholuo is closely related to Lango, Acholi and Dhopadhola of Uganda.
Vowels Dholuo has vowel harmony: all vowels in a word have to belong to a single class. Dholuo has two sets of five vowels, distinguished by the feature +/-ATR. Consonants In the table below, orthographic symbols are included between brackets if they differ from the IPA symbols. Note especially the use of ‘y’ for IPA j, common in African orthographies. When symbols appear in pairs, the one to the right represents a voiced consonant.
Bibliography List of Words and Phrases I want water, adwaro pii I am thirsty, riyo nega Thank you, ero kamano Child, nyathi Student, nyathi skul Sit, bed Stand,Stop, chung' Hunger, kech I am starved, kech kaya Father, wuoro Mother, miyo God, Nyasaye To help, kony Man, dichuo Woman, dhako Boy, wuowi Girl, nyako Book, buk Youth, rawera Pen, kalam Short, siruaru Trousers, curuach long Table, mesa Plate, san lock, rarind Leader, jatelo,ruoth Bring, kel Go, dhi Go back, dog Come back, dwog Run, ring Walk, wuoth Jump, dum Rain, koth Sun, chieng' Moon, duwe Fish, rech I want to eat, adwaro chiemo Grandpa, kwaro Grandma, dayo White man, ja rachar black man, ja rateng' Car, nyamburko Cow, dhiang' sing, wer marriage, keny tomorrow, kiny today, kawuono child, nyathi money, omenda, chung', oboke, sendi, pesa gun, bunde | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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