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.[3]
| Kakwa | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan |
| Ethnicity | Kakwa |
Native speakers | 510,000 (2014–2023)[1][2] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | keo |
| Glottolog | kakw1240 Kakwa |
References
edit- ^ kakwa at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024)
- ^ "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.
