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| Dhɔg Cɔlɔ | |
| Native to | Upper Nile State |
| Region | Southern Sudan |
| Native speakers | 200,000 |
| Language family | Nilo-Saharan? |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | shk |
The Shilluk Language, or Chollo, is a Nilotic language spoken by the Shilluk people of South Sudan. It is closely related to Luo.
Written language
The New Testament was published in Shilluk in 1977. However, few Shilluk are Christian, and literacy is only 20%. In 2009 the first secular Shilluk book, a translation of Handa's Hen, was printed. The alphabet used in Handa's Hen, not counting numerous diacritics, is as follows:
| Dwɔŋ | Thinh | Nimi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | a | Akur | |
| Ä | ä | Äl | |
| Ɛ | ɛ | Ɛrɔ | |
| E | e | - | |
| I | i | Idh | |
| Ï | ï | Ïdh | |
| Ͻ | ɔ | Ͻt | |
| Ö | ö | Ölɔ | |
| O | o | Opun | |
| U | u | - | |
| W | w | Waŋ | |
| Y | y | Yadh | |
| B | b | Bul | |
| C | c | Cäŋ | |
| D | d | Dyɛl | |
| Dh | dh | Dhyaŋɔ | |
| G | g | Gagɔ | |
| J | j | Jaldwɔŋ | |
| K | k | Kal | |
| L | l | Lɛlɔ | |
| M | m | Maj | |
| N | n | Nam | |
| Ŋ | ŋ | Ŋu | |
| Nh | nh | Nhuudh | |
| Ny | ny | Nyaŋ | |
| P | p | Päär | |
| R | r | Rejɔ | |
| T | t | Tulɔ | |
| Th | th | Thwöl |
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