Kakwa language (Africa) - Misplaced Pages

Language of Africa For the Kakwa language of Brazil and Colombia, see Kakwa language.

Kakwa
Native to	Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan
Ethnicity	Kakwa
Native speakers	510,000 (2014–2023)
Language family	Nilo-Saharan? Eastern Sudanic Southern Eastern Nilotic Eastern Bari Kakwa
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`keo`
Glottolog	`kakw1240` Kakwa

The Kakwa language (also called Kakuwâ) is a Nilotic language spoken by the Kakwa people in Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and South Sudan.

References

kakwa at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024) [REDACTED]
"2014 Uganda Population and Housing Census – Main Report" (PDF). Uganda Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
Onziga, Yuga Juma; Gilley, Leoma G. (2012). "Phonology of Kakuwâ (Kakwa)". Occasional Papers in the Study of Sudanese Languages. 10: 1–15.

Birgid Dongolawi Kenzi Midob Nobiin Old Nubian
Hill Nubian	Dair Dilling El Hugeirat Ghulfan Haraza Kadaru Karko Wali

Nara

North	Majang
Southeast	Kwegu Meʼen Mursi Suri
Southwest	Baale Didinga Murle Laarim Tennet

Eastern	Logorik Shatt
Western	Beigo Daju Mongo Nyolge Nyala Sila

Large group listed below

Bari	Bari Kuku Mandari
Teso–Turkana	Karamojong Teso Toposa Turkana Nyangatom
Lotuko	Dongotono Lango (South Sudan) Lokoya Lopit Otuho
Ongamo–Maa	Maasai Ngasa Samburu Camus

Dinka–Nuer

Northern	Anuak Belanda Bor Jur Päri Shilluk Thuri
Southern	Southern Luo Acholi Adhola Alur Dholuo Kumam Lango (Uganda)

Elgon	Kupsabiny Sabaot
Nandi–Markweta	Keiyo Kipsigis Markwet Naandi Terik Tugen
Okiek–Mosiro	Ogiek
Pökoot	Pökoot

Omotik–Datooga

Italics indicate extinct languages

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