Adhola, also known as ''Jopadhola'' and ''Ludama'', is a dialect of

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spoken by the

Adhola people The Adhola people, also known as Jopadhola, are a Nilotic ethnic group of Luo peoples that live in Tororo District of Eastern Uganda and comprise about eight percent of the country's total population. They speak Dhopadhola, (a Luo language ...

(a.k.a. ''Jopadhola'' or ''Badama'') of

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Acholi Acholi may refer to: * Acholi people, a Luo nation of Uganda, in the Northern part of the country. * Acholi language Acholi (also Leb Acoli, or Leb Lwo) is a Southern Luo dialect spoken by the Acholi people in the districts of Gulu District, ...

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, and Alur of Uganda and Dholuo of

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. The prefix ''dho'' means "language of". It can be attached to a nationality or speech community to imply the language of such a people. ''jo'' means "people of". The infix ''pa'' means possessive 'of'. ''Dhopadhola'' thus means the language spoken in Padhola.
''Padhola'' is the area or region where Dhopadhola is spoken.
''Jopadhola'' is the plural of ''Japadhola''; a person who speaks Dhopadhola. Hence, ''Jopadhola'' are speakers of Dhopadhola. ''Ja'' is a prefix meaning the 'doer' or a person belonging to a particular place or position. The plural is ''Jo''. That is, people who do something or belong to a particular place or organisation. For instance
''Jafwonji'' means a teacher.
''Jofwonji'' means teachers.
''Jawer'' means a singer.
''Jower'' means singers.
''Janywol'' means a parent.
''Jonywol'' means parents.
''Japach'' means a carpenter.
''Jopach'' means carpenters.

References

Languages of Uganda Luo languages {{ns-lang-stub