Lopit

Lopit is a member of the Eastern Nilotic branch of the Nilo-Saharan language family. It is spoken in Lopit Hills of Eastern Equatoria State in South Sudan. In 1995 there were about 50,000 speakers. It is closely related to Lotuko, Turkana and Maasai.

Lopit has the following dialects: Ngabori, Dorik, Ngotira, Omiaha, Lohutok and Lolongo.

Lopit alphabet and pronunciation

Lopit alphabet and pronunciation

Download Lopit alphabet charts in PDF or Excel

Details of the Lopit alphabet provide by Wolfram Siegel

Links

Information about Lopit
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lopit_language
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lopit
http://www.ethnologue.com/18/language/lpx
https://www.sil.org/resources/publications/entry/57435

Nilotic languages

Acholi, Adhola, Alur, Anuak, Ateso, Bari, Belanda Bor, Datooga, Dholuo, Dinka, Dongotono, Kakwa, Karamojong, Keiyo, Kipsigis, Kuku, Kumam, Kupsabiny, Lango (South Sudan), Lango (Uganda), Lopit, Lotuko, Maasai, Mandari, Markwet, Nandi, Nuer, Nyangatom, Nyepu, Terik, Toposa, Tugen, Turkana

Languages written with the Latin alphabet

Page last modified: 17.09.24

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