Nyoro | |
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Orunyoro | |
Native to | Uganda |
Region | Bunyoro |
Ethnicity | Banyoro |
Native speakers | 670,000 (2002 census)[1] |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-2 | nyo |
ISO 639-3 | nyo |
Glottolog | nyor1246 |
JE.11 [2] |
Person | OmuNyoro |
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People | AbaNyoro |
Language | OruNyoro |
Country | BuNyoro |
Nyoro or Runyoro (Orunyoro, IPA: [oɾuɲôɾo]) is a Bantu language spoken by the Nyoro people of Uganda. It has two dialects: Runyoro proper and Rutagwenda. A standardized orthography was established in 1947.[3] It's most closely related to Rutooro.