Tooro language
Tooro, or Rutooro, is a Bantu language spoken mainly by the Toro people (Batooro) from the Toro Kingdom region of western Uganda. There are three main areas where Rutooro as a language is mainly used and they are Kabarole District, Kyenjojo District and Kyegegwa District. It is very close to Runyoro.
Tooro | |
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Orutooro | |
Native to | Uganda |
Region | Tooro Kingdom |
Ethnicity | Batooro |
Native speakers | (490,000 cited 1991 census)[1] |
Niger–Congo
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Standard forms | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | ttj |
Glottolog | toor1238 |
JE.12 [2] |
See also
References
- Tooro at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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Note: The Guthrie classification is geographic and its groupings do not imply a relationship between the languages within them. |
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