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Preferred term

lgnOpuuo  

Type

  • Language

Definition

  • The Opuuo language is a Nilo-Saharan language spoken by the Shita of Ethiopia and South Sudan. It is a member of the Koman languages, and has a lexical similarity of 24% with Komo. The language is also called Opo-Shita, Opo, Opuo, Cita, Ciita, Shita, Shiita, Ansita, Kina, and Kwina. "Langa" is a derogatory term for its speakers used by the Anuak.

Entry terms

  • Opuuo language

ISO 639-3 code

  • lgn

Notation

  • lgn

In other languages

  • Opo

    French

URI

http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/lgn

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