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Acholi dialect

Spoken language
Acholi is a Southern Luo dialect spoken by the Acholi people in the districts of Gulu, Kitgum, Amuru, Lamwo, Agago, Nwoya, Omoro and Pader in northern Uganda. It is also spoken in South Sudan in Magwi County, Eastern Equatoria. Wikipedia
Region: Africa
Dialects: Labwor (leb Thur); Nyakwai; Dhopaluo (Chope)
ISO 639-3: Either: – Acholi/ Acoli; – Thur
Native speakers: 1.5 million in Uganda (2014 census); 27,000 in South Sudan (2000)