Lutos language
Lutos | |
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Ruto | |
Native to | Central African Republic, Chad |
Native speakers | (19,000 cited 1993–1996)[1] |
Nilo-Saharan?
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Dialects |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | ndy |
Glottolog | luto1241 |
Lutos (Ruto) is a Central Sudanic language of CAR and Chad. Two distinctive dialects are Lutos/Ruto proper and Nduka.[2]
References[]
- ^ Lutos at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ International Encyclopedia of Linguistics ed. William J. Frawley · 2003 p303 " In Central African Republic: 17,000 speakers in Nde ́le ́, Kaga Andoro, and Kabo subprefectures. Dialects are Nduka (Ndouka, Ndoukwa), Lutos (Ruto, Routo, Rito, Luto, Louto), Wada (Wad), Nduga (Ngougua), Konga."
Categories:
- Bongo–Bagirmi languages
- Nilo-Saharan language stubs