Nyangatom is a member of the Ateker group of Eastern Nilotic languages. It is spoken by about 24,000 people along the Omo River in the southwest of Ethiopia, particularly in the Lower Omo Valley.
Nyangatom is also known as Inyangatom, Donyiro, Dongiro or Idongiro. It is closely related to Toposa and Turkana. It is primarily an oral language, however can be written with the Latin alphabet.
Download an alphabet chart for Nyangatom (Excel)
Details of the Nyangatom alphabet (PDF) provided by Wolfram Siegel.
Information about Nyangatom
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyangatom_language
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyangatom_people
https://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/nyan1315
Acholi, Adhola, Alur, Anuak, Ateso, Bari, Belanda Bor, Datooga, Dholuo, Dinka, Dongotono, Kakwa, Karamojong, Keiyo, Kipsigis, Kuku, Kumam, Kupsabiny, Lango (South Sudan), Lango (Uganda), Lopit, Lotuko, Maasai, Mandari, Markwet, Nandi, Nuer, Nyangatom, Nyepu, Terik, Toposa, Tugen, Turkana
Languages written with the Latin alphabet
Page created: 21.11.24. Last modified: 22.11.24
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