Aringa language

Aringa
Aringa
Ãrị̃ngã tị
Native to	Uganda
Region	Aringa county, Yumbe District
Ethnicity	Aringa
Native speakers	495,000 (2014 census)
Language family	Nilo-Saharan? Central Sudanic East Moru–Madi Central Aringa; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Andre; Kuluba; Lebati;
Writing system	Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	luc
Glottolog	arin1244

Aringa, also known as Low Lugbara, is a Central Sudanic language or dialect spoken by the Aringa people in the West Nile region of Uganda. It is related to the languages spoken by the Lugbara and Madi peoples.

Aringa is considered a dialect of Lugbara language,^[2] other times a separate language^[1] The speakers of Lugbara and Ma'di both consider Aringa to be a separate but related language. There are several divergent forms: Andre, Kuluba, and Lebati.

References

^ ^a ^b Aringa at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
^ Douglas Boone, Richard Watson, 1999. "Moru–Ma'di Survey Report." SIL Electronic Survey Reports SILESR 1999-001.

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[e25-1] Aringa at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)

[2] Douglas Boone, Richard Watson, 1999. "Moru–Ma'di Survey Report." SIL Electronic Survey Reports SILESR 1999-001.

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