Acholi
Conjugate VerbsFacts
- Language: Acholi
- Alternate names: Acoli, Atscholi, Shuli, Gang, Lwo, Lwoo, Akoli, Acooli, Log Acoli, Dok Acoli
- Language code: ach
- Language family: Nilotic, Western Nilotic, Luo-Burun, Southern Lwoo
- Number of speakers: 791796
- Script: Latin script
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Introduction
Acholi is a language primarily spoken by the Acholi people in the districts of Gulu, Kitgum and Pader, a region known as Acholiland in northern Uganda. Acholi is also spoken in the southern part of the Magwi county of Sudan. Song of Lawino & Song of Ocol, well known among African literature, were written in Acholi by Okot p'Bitek.
Acholi is one of the Luo languages, of the Western Nilotic branch of Nilo-Saharan. Acholi, Alur and Lango have between 84 and 90 per cent of their vocabulary in common and thus are mutually intelligible.
The verb
Sample verb: mako
Present | Past | Future | Subjunctive | Imperative | |
Sg.1 | amako | amako | abimako | amaki | maki! |
Sg.2 | imako | imako | ibimako | imaki | |
Sg.3 | mako | omako | bimako | omaki | |
Pl.1 | wamako | wamako | wabimako | wamaki / wamaku | maku! |
Pl.2 | wumako | wumako | wubimako | wumaki | |
Pl.3 | gimako | gimako / gumako | gibimako | gimaki / gumaku |
Verblist
- aa
- balo
- culo
- keto
- kwoyo
- ɔnɔ