Lango people (South Sudan)
The Lango are a community of Nilotic people originating in South Sudan, who are are both agriculturists and nomadic. The Lango live in the Ikotos County area of South Sudan, in Imatong State. This region borders Uganda, however they are a distinct ethnic group from the Lango of Uganda.
The Lango are six subtribes, including the Ketebo, Lokwa, Lokir, Dongotono, Imotong, and Lorwana. They originate from the Okol hill and Lolim mountain regions of northern Uganda, or from the Acoli people of Uganda and South Sudan.
The Lorwana tribe is distinctive among the Lango subtribes. Their language (okolye or okolie) is spoken mainly by Lorwana natives, though it was adopted by the Ketebo people in the 1940's when their language vanished. The Ketebo people are now integrated into the Lorwana community, though they speak a variety of okolie that varies from the original native language. The Dongotono Lango subtribe also speaks okolie, but mixed with some words from the otuho language of the Lotuko people.
Alternative spellings
The name "Lango" can also be spelled as Langgo or Lalangoni when referring to a male, or as Nalangoni for a female.
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