Shilluk language

Shilluk
Shilluk
Dhøg Cøllø
Pronunciation	[d̪ɔɡ cɔllɔ]
Native to	South Sudan
Region	Upper Nile State
Ethnicity	Shilluk people
Native speakers	570,000 (2017)
Language family	Nilo-Saharan? Eastern Sudanic Nilotic Western Nilotic Luo-Burun Luo Northern Luo Shilluk; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Latin
Official status
Official language in	Shilluk Kingdom
Language codes
ISO 639-3	shk
Glottolog	shil1265

Shilluk (natively Dhøg Cøllø, [d̪ɔ́(ɡ) cɔ̀llɔ̀]) is a language spoken by the Shilluk people of South Sudan. It is closely related to other Luo languages. The term Shilluk is a pronunciation of Arabic origin.

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