Shilluk language: Difference between revisions

Shilluk
Shilluk
Dhɔg Cɔlɔ
Native to	Upper Nile State
Region	Southern Sudan
Native speakers	more than 1.5 millions
Language family	Nilo-Saharan? Eastern Sudanic Nilotic Western Nilotic Luo Northern Shilluk; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	shk

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"WHO SAYS THE POPULATION/SPEAKERS OF SHILLUK ARE ONLY 200,000? WHO SAYS THE MAJORITY OF SHILLUK ARE MUSLIMS? INFACT, NO MUSLIM IN SHILLUK KINGDOM; 1.7 MILLION ARE THE SPEAKERS OF SHILLUK LANGUAGE AND THE POPULATION OF SHILLUK IS MORE THAN 0.85 MILLIONS. MUSLIMS HAVE BEEN THE SOURCES OF CORRUPTIONS AND DESTRUCTIONS OF HUMAN'S LIFE AND PROPERTIES ECONOMICALLY AND POLITICALLY TO SHILLUK AROUND THE WORLD AND IN SHILLUK KINGDOM IN SOUTH SUDAN. YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO WRITE/READ IN SHILLUK ... WUNA GWÖGGI. WÄDI GYƐNNI! AMEN ADWADI YI WUN O WU PWÖNYI YI ƐN KI DHϽG?... YOUR PC ADDRESSES AND LOCATIONS, THE PERSONS WHO PAYS YOU TO DESTRUCT THIS PAGE INCLUDING YOUR MILLIONS DOLLARS HAVE BEEN CONTROLLED!!!" THIJϽ!!! WU DWADA ŊEWI CϽLϽ JURI? YOU WILL NEVER EVER SEE REAL SHILLUK AS MUSLIM UNTIL YOU DIE"

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, Shilluk are Christian, and only 5% believe in tradional gods. Alphabets are 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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 |region=Southern Sudan
 |state=[[Upper Nile State]]
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 |fam2=[[Eastern Sudanic languages|Eastern Sudanic]]
 |fam3=[[Nilotic languages|Nilotic]]
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+"WHO SAYS THE POPULATION/SPEAKERS OF SHILLUK ARE ONLY 200,000? WHO SAYS THE MAJORITY OF SHILLUK ARE MUSLIMS? INFACT, NO MUSLIM IN SHILLUK KINGDOM; 1.7 MILLION ARE THE SPEAKERS OF SHILLUK LANGUAGE AND THE POPULATION OF SHILLUK IS MORE THAN 0.85 MILLIONS.  MUSLIMS HAVE BEEN THE SOURCES OF CORRUPTIONS AND DESTRUCTIONS OF HUMAN'S LIFE AND PROPERTIES ECONOMICALLY AND POLITICALLY TO SHILLUK AROUND THE WORLD AND IN SHILLUK KINGDOM IN SOUTH SUDAN. YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO WRITE/READ IN SHILLUK ... WUNA GWÖGGI.  WÄDI GYƐNNI! AMEN ADWADI YI WUN O WU PWÖNYI YI ƐN KI DHϽG?... YOUR PC ADDRESSES AND LOCATIONS, THE PERSONS WHO PAYS YOU TO DESTRUCT THIS PAGE INCLUDING YOUR MILLIONS DOLLARS HAVE BEEN CONTROLLED!!!"  THIJϽ!!! WU  DWADA ŊEWI CϽLϽ JURI? YOU WILL NEVER EVER SEE REAL SHILLUK AS MUSLIM UNTIL YOU DIE"
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 ==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 ''[[Eileen Browne (author)|Handa's Hen]],'' was printed.[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article6150785.ece?print=yes&randnum=1151003209000] The alphabet used in ''Handa's Hen,'' not counting numerous diacritics, is as follows:
+The [[New Testament]] was published in Shilluk in 1977. However, Shilluk are Christian, and only 5% believe in tradional gods. Alphabets are as follows:
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