The Nyoro language (
autonym: ''Runyoro'') is a
Bantu
Bantu may refer to:
*Bantu languages, constitute the largest sub-branch of the Niger–Congo languages
*Bantu peoples, over 400 peoples of Africa speaking a Bantu language
*Bantu knots, a type of African hairstyle
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language spoken by the
Nyoro people of
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The south ...
. It has two dialects: ''Orunyoro'' (Nyoro proper) and ''Rutagwenda''. A standardized orthography was established in 1947.
It's most closely related to
Rutooro.
Samples
See also
*
Runyakitara language
References
Languages of Uganda
Nyoro-Ganda languages
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