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Preferred term

nyoNyoro  

Type

  • Language

Definition

  • The Nyoro language (autonym: Runyoro) is a local language of the Nyoro people of Uganda. It belongs to the Niger–Congo family, Benue–Congo subgroup, Bantu branch (Nyoro–Ganda group). Its Ethnologue code is NYR, ISO 639-2: nyo. It probably has two dialects: Orunyoro (Nyoro proper) and Rutagwenda. A standardized orthography was established in 1947.

Entry terms

  • Nyoro language

ISO 639-2 Bibliographical code

  • nyo

ISO 639-2 Terminological code

  • nyo

ISO 639-3 code

  • nyo

Notation

  • nyo

In other languages

  • nyoro

    French

  • Nyoro

    German

  • nyoro

    Italian

  • Portuguese

  • nyoro

    Spanish

URI

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

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