Tooro language

Not to be confused with Toro language.
"ttj" redirects here. For other uses, see TTJ.
Tooro
Rutooro
Orutooro
Pronunciation[oɾutóːɾo]
Native toUganda
RegionTooro Kingdom
EthnicityBatooro
Native speakers
(490,000 cited 1991 census)[1]
Standard forms
Dialects
  • Tuku
Language codes
ISO 639-3ttj
Glottologtoor1238
JE.12[2]
Tooro
PersonOmutooro
PeopleAbatooro
LanguageOrutooro
CountryObukama bwa Tooro

Tooro (/tɔːroʊ/) or Rutooro (/ruːˈtɔːroʊ/, Orutooro, IPA: [oɾutóːɾo]) is a Bantu language spoken mainly by the Tooro people (Abatooro) from the Tooro Kingdom in western Uganda. There are three main areas where Tooro as a language is mainly used: Kabarole District, Kyenjojo District and Kyegegwa District. Tooro is unusual among Bantu languages as it lacks lexical tone.[3] It is most closely related to Runyoro.

  1. ^ Tooro at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference :7 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).