Tooro language

Tooro
Tooro
Rutooro
Orutooro
Pronunciation	[oɾutóːɾo]
Native to	Uganda
Region	Tooro Kingdom
Ethnicity	Batooro people
Native speakers	(490,000 cited 1991 census)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu Northeast Bantu Great Lakes Bantu West Nyanza Rutara North Rutara Nkore-Kiga-Nyoro-Tooro Nyoro-Tooro Tooro; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Standard forms	Runyakitara;
Dialects	Tuku;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ttj
Glottolog	toor1238
Guthrie code	JE.12

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 unique among Bantu languages as it lacks lexical tone. It is most closely related to Runyoro.

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