Atuot language

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The Atuot language is a Western Nilotic language spoken by the Atuot people of South Sudan, closely related to Nuer and Dinka.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Atuot language canonical 7

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Nilo-Saharan language
Nilotic language
Western Nilotic language
language
alternateName Reel
Thok Reel
belongsToPhylum Nilo-Saharan
closelyRelatedTo Dinka language
Nuer language
continent Africa
country South Sudan
endangeredStatus vulnerable
ethnicGroup Atuot people
glottologName Atwot
hasAlternativeSpelling Athwot
Atwot
hasEthnicPopulation Atuot people of Lakes region
hasEthnologueEntry Atuot language
hasGlottocode atwo1241
hasISO6393Code atu
hasMorphologicalType fusional-agglutinative
hasPhonologicalFeature advanced tongue root vowel harmony
tone
hasSpeakerCommunity Atuot people
isMinorityLanguageIn South Sudan
languageFamily Western Nilotic
linguisticClassification Nilo-Saharan > Eastern Sudanic > Nilotic > Western Nilotic > Nuer-Dinka > Atuot
macroArea Eastern Africa
linked to: East Africa
neighboringLanguage Bari language
Dinka language
Jur Beli language
Nuer language
partOfBranch Nuer-Dinka branch
primaryUsage oral communication
region Lakes State, South Sudan
linked to: Lakes State
relatedTo Luo languages
linked to: Luo language
spokenBy Atuot people
spokenIn South Sudan
subfamilyOf Nilotic languages
usedAs first language by Atuot people
usedIn cultural expression of the Atuot people
local administration in Atuot areas
traditional ceremonies of the Atuot people
wordOrder SVO
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nuer language closelyRelatedTo Atuot language
Dinka language closelyRelatedTo Atuot language
Dinka closelyRelatedTo Atuot language
Nilotic languages majorLanguage Atuot language
Atuot language hasEthnologueEntry Atuot language
Gawar Nuer closelyRelatedTo Atuot language
Thuɔŋjäŋ closelyRelatedTo Atuot language