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How Acholi and Luo compare

Shared writing system

Acholi and Luo are both written in Latin, so the translated output uses characters you already recognise. You can usually read the result aloud without transliteration, though spelling conventions and accented characters still differ.

Related languages

Both Acholi and Luo belong to the Nilo-Saharan language family. Related languages tend to share vocabulary roots and comparable sentence structure, which generally makes machine translation between them more reliable — though false friends, words that look alike but mean different things, are also more common between relatives.

Matching sentence structure

Both languages follow subject-verb-object (SVO) order, so clauses usually keep their shape during translation. Words tend to land in a similar position, which makes it easier to check a translation against the original even without fluency.

Speakers

Acholi: Approximately 1.5 million speakers, mainly in Uganda and South Sudan. Luo: Approximately 5 million speakers.

Common Acholi phrases in Luo

Everyday phrases translated from Acholi to Luo — useful for travel, conversation and learning.

Greetings

Apwoyo
Amosou
Odiko maber
Odhiambo maber
Dyeceng maber
Odiechieng' maber
Otyeno maber
Odhiambo maber
Dyewor maber
Otieno maber
Apwoyo
Mos
Wa bi nen lacen
Wabiro nenore bang'e
Wa bi nen diki
Waneno kiny
Wa jolo
Orwak
Itye nining?
Itimo nade?
Atye maber, apwoyo
An maber, erokamano
Bed ki nino maber
Be kod odiechieng' maber

Courtesy

Tim ber
Akwayi
Wapoyoyi
Erokamano
Wapoyoyi matek
Erokamano ahinya
Itye agonya
Irwako
Ada
Eh
Ku
Onge
Tima kica
Timna ng'uono
Tima kica
Akwayo ng'uono
Pe tye peko mo
Onge chandruok
Adaa
En adier
Wa pwoyo
Puoch gi pak
Bed ki gum maber
Bed gi mor maber

Introductions

Nyingi anga?
Nyingi en ng'a?
Cwinya yom me rwate kwedi
Amor romo kodi
In ia ki kwene?
Iwuok kanye?
Itye ki mwaka adi?
In gi higni adi?
An latin kwan
An japuonjre
Atye kany i yweyo
An kae e odiechienge mag yweyo
Atye kany pi tic
An kae nikech tich
Man larema
Mae en osiepna

Numbers

Acel
Achiel
Aryo
Ariyo
Adek
Adek
Angwen
Ang'wen
Abic
Abich
Abic
Auchiel
Abiro
Abiriyo
Aboro
Aboro
Abongwen
Abiriyo
Apar
Apar
Miya acel
Mia achiel
Alip acel
Achiel gi gana

Time and dates

Tin
Kawuono
Diki
Kiny
Laworo
Nyalo
Kombedi
Koro
Lacen
Bang'e
Cawa dong tye adi?
En saa adi?
I odiko
E odhiambo
I otyeno
E otieno
Ceng baraja
Jumapil
Ceng Abic
Jumapil
Cabit ma bino
Juma mabiro
Cawa acel
Sa achiel

Directions and travel

Ot lwok tye kwene?
To ot mar lwok ni kanye?
Ka cung pa gadigadi tye kwene?
To stesen mar gari mar ng’wech ni kanye?
Bar dege tye kwene?
To kar ng’iepo ndege ni kanye?
Atwero oo kunu nining?
Ere kaka anyalo chopo kuno?
Lok tung acuc
Loki yo ma korachwich
Lok tung acuc
Loki korka achich
Cet anyim atir
Dhi nyime maler
Tye cok
En machiegni
Tye ka mabor
En kama bor
Arweny
Alalalo
Amito taxi
Adwaro teksi
Atwero wilo tiket ki kwene?
Ang’o ma inyalo nyiewoe tiket?
Tiket ne tye adi?
Tiket en pesa maromo nade?
Tye ber me wot?
Be en gima ber wuotho?

Food and restaurants

Kec tye ka neko
An gi kech
Orwo pii tye ka neka
An gi riyo kaayo
Pii, akwayi
Pi, yie
Meja pi dano aryo, akwayi
Mesa mar ji ariyo, yie
Jami ma ki yubu me cam, akwayi
Menyu, yie
Ngo ma i miini tam iye?
Ang’o ma inyalo paro?
Amito man
Agombo ni
Mit tutwal
Omit ahinya
Cik ni, akwayi
Oboke, yie
An pe a camo ringo
Ok acham ring'o
Atye ki two ma mako cam
An gi alerji mar chiemo
Kawa
Kahawa
Majan
Chai
Mugati
Mkate

Shopping and money

Man tero wel cente adi?
Be gino nyalo kelo pesa marom ng’eny nade?
Wel ne tek tutwal
En gima nengone tek ahinya
In iyee kad me wil?
Be iyie gi kadi mag pesa?
Atye ka neno keken
An mana aneno
Abi tero ne
Abiro kawo
Yab
Yaw
Ki umu
Olor
Donyo
Yor donjo
Wot woko
Wuok
Cuk tye kwene?
Bende chiro ni kanye?

Emergency and health

Kony
Kony
Lwongo daktar
Luong laktar
Goo cim bot abili
Goch ne obila
Amito kony
Adwaro kony
Atye ka two
An gi tuo
Ot yat tye kwene?
Osiptal ni kanye?
Ka cato yadi tye kwene?
To duka mar yath ni kanye?
Lit kany
Owinjo marach kae
Amito daktar
Adwaro laktar
Tye ot yat mo macok kwedi?
Be nitie osiptal machiegni?

Getting help with language

In iloko leb Munu?
Be ing’eyo dho Ingresa?
An pe aniang
Ok winjo tiend wachno
An aniang
Awinjo tiend wachno
Tim ber ilok mot
Yie mondo iwuo mos mos
Tim ber idok i lok meno
Yie mondo iduok wachno
Walegi ni i coc piny
Yie mondo indik piny
Man tyen lokke ngo?
Mano nyiso ang’o?
I waco lok man nining?
Ere kaka inyalo wacho wachni?
Atye ka pwonyo
Apuonjora
Aloko manok
Awuoyo matin
Itwero konya?
Be inyalo konya?
Angeyo ku
Ok ang'eyo

Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.

About Luo Language

Geographical Distribution

Spoken primarily in western Kenya, northern Tanzania, and parts of Uganda.

Alphabet

Uses the Latin script with orthographic adaptations for Luo phonology.

Vowels

aeiouEach vowel has a short and long version which can change meaning

Consonants

bchdgjklmnnyprstthwy

Phonetics

Non-tonal; vowel length is contrastive; consonants are relatively stable.

Grammar and Syntax

Generally SVO; uses noun classes and extensive verb morphology to express tense, aspect, and negation.

Loanwords

Includes Swahili and English borrowings due to education and media exposure.

Language Family

Nilo-Saharan family, Nilotic branch (Western Nilotic subgroup).

Writing Systems

Uses Latin script; orthography regulated by local language institutions and educational bodies.

Writing System History

Developed in the colonial era; used for literacy and formal education.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 5 million speakers.

About Acholi Language

Geographical Distribution

Acholi is primarily spoken in northern Uganda, particularly in the Acholi sub-region, and parts of South Sudan.

Alphabet

Uses the Latin alphabet with 24 letters: A, B, C, D, E, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, ŋ, O, P, R, S, T, U, W, Y, Z.

Vowels

A, E, I, O, UVowels can be short or long, with long vowels indicated by doubling (e.g., 'aa'). Vowel length can change word meaning.

Consonants

B, C, D, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, Ŋ, P, R, S, T, W, Y, ZNotable consonants include Ŋ (ng) and ejective sounds.

Phonetics

Acholi is a tonal language with three tones: high, low, and falling. Tone affects word meaning, and vowel length plays a key role in distinguishing words.

Grammar and Syntax

Follows a Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) word order. It has an extensive system of noun classes and uses prefixes and suffixes for verb conjugation.

Loanwords

Includes loanwords from English, Swahili, and Arabic due to colonial and trade influences.

Language Family

Part of the Western Nilotic branch of the Nilo-Saharan language family.

Writing Systems

Uses the Latin script, standardized for Acholi language education and literacy.

Writing System History

Acholi was traditionally an oral language, with the Latin script introduced by missionaries in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 1.5 million speakers, mainly in Uganda and South Sudan.

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