Kakwa language (Africa)

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Kakwa
RegionUganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan
EthnicityKakwa people
Native speakers
182,436 (2014)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3keo
Glottologkakw1240  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.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Onziga, Yuga Juma; Gilley, Leoma G. (2012). "Phonology of Kakuwâ (Kakwa)". Occasional Papers in the Study of Sudanese Languages. 10: 1–15.
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