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Dholuo

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This legacy continues today through the Obama family of Kenya and the Seventh-day Adventist Church to which the Obamas and many other Joluo converted in the early part of the 20th century as residents of the region that Carscallen was sent to proselytize. The Obamas of Kenya are relatives of former
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which is carried primarily on the first formant. While ATR is phonemic in the language, various phonological vowel harmony processes play a major role and can change the ATR of the vowel at output. A current change in certain dialects of Dholuo is that certain pronouns seem to be losing the ATR
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Over a period of about five years administering to largely Jaluo congregations, Carscallen achieved a mastery of the Dholuo language and was credited with being the first to reduce the language to writing, publishing the
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Mission, and was charged with establishing missionary stations in eastern Kenya near Lake Victoria and proselytizing among the local population. These stations would include Gendia, Wire Hill,
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Elementary grammar of the Nilotic-Kavirondo language (Dhö Lwo), together with some useful phrases, English-Kavirondo and Kavirondo-English vocabulary, and some exercises with key to the same.
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The grammar textbook Carscallen produced was widely used for many years throughout eastern Kenya, but his authorship of it is largely forgotten. It was later retitled to
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and republished in 1936. In addition to the grammar text, Carscallen compiled an extensive dictionary of "Kavirondo" (Dholuo) and English, which is housed at the
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Contains the area in which the Seventh-day Adventist British East Africa Mission worked. Rusinga Island and the town of Kisii are marked.
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The foundations of the Dholuo written language and today's Dholuo literary tradition, as well as the modernization of the
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Dholuo is notable for its complex phonological alternations, which are used, among other things, in distinguishing
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from alienable. The first example is a case of alienable possession, as the bone is not part of the dog.
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The following is however an example of inalienable possession, the bone being part of the cow:
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From 1906 to 1921, Carscallen was superintendent of the Seventh-day Adventist Church's
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Dictionary of African Christian Biography — Arthur Asa Grandville Carscallen
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Dholuo has two sets of five vowels, distinguished by the feature
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Elementary grammar of the Nilotic-Kavirondo language (Dhö Lwo)
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translation is distributed without charge, both in print and
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It is estimated that Dholuo has 93% lexical similarity with
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School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
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in Kenya, began in 1907 with the arrival of a Canadian-born
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Odhiambo, Reenish Acieng' and Aagard-Hansen, Jens (1998).
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symbols are included between angle brackets following the
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from English to Dholuo, which were later published by the
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London: St. Joseph's Foreign Missionary Society, 1910.;
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of Ethiopia due to common ethnic origins of the larger
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kend , "keny" is the process, "thiek" is the marriage
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Language of the Luo people found in Kenya and Tanzania
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Creider) (1994). 3665: 2881: 2425: 8: 479:contrast and instead use in free variance. 441:New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures 322:languages are all linguistically related to 2398:A Handbook of the Kavirondo Language (1920) 2314:Lake Publishers & Enterprises, Kisumu. 2278:An elementary Luo grammar with vocabularies 4532: 4523: 4394: 4359: 4205: 4196: 4181: 4094: 3937: 3928: 3911: 3724: 3715: 3698: 3672: 3658: 3650: 2950: 2939: 2930: 2888: 2874: 2866: 2474: 2432: 2418: 2410: 2335:Bilingual Dholuo-English dictionary, Kenya 724:Phonetic inventory of consonants in Dholuo 439:In 2019, Jehovah’s Witnesses released the 29: 2285:The major syntactic structures of Dholuo. 1363:Riyo deya. / Riyo omaka. / Riyo ohinga. 1234: 721: 573: 481: 2085: 1886:omenda / chung' / oboke / sendi / pesa 1387:nyathi skul, japuonjre (ja mbalariany) 254: 2400:– one of the earliest books on Dholuo 2205:"ATR Quality in the Luo Vowel System" 1188:'the dog's bone' (which it is eating) 298:Dholuo is mutually intelligible with 7: 2209:Canada Institute of Linguistics, EWP 711:as in Swahili spelling (but phoneme 2294:2 vols. Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag. 2280:. Nairobi: Oxford University Press. 719:can fricativize intervocalically). 691:, common in African orthographies; 2181:Arthur Asa Grandville Carscallen, 671:In the table of consonants below, 25: 1092: 1082: 1070: 1047: 1026: 1012: 1000: 981: 971: 961: 951: 941: 920: 910: 900: 890: 880: 859: 849: 839: 827: 801: 791: 781: 769: 654: 638: 629: 615: 606: 562: 546: 537: 523: 514: 434:British and Foreign Bible Society 2377: 2363: 2349: 2292:A grammar of Kenya Luo (Dholuo). 2273:. Dissertation: Yale University. 1774:ja rachar / ombogo / ja wagunda 386:Arthur Asa Grandville Carscallen 318:. Dholuo and the aforementioned 2302:A Functional Grammar of Dholuo. 2254:A Grammar of Kenya Luo (Dholuo) 2137:Crown Publishers, 2011. p. 106. 2332:Capen, Carole Jamieson. 1998. 2283:Omondi, Lucia Ndong'a (1982). 289:Kenya Broadcasting Corporation 271:, spoken by about 4.2 million 87:4.2 million (2009 census) 1: 1384:student (university student) 363:Of the Luo from South Nyanza) 3691:Nilo-Saharan language family 2215:: 102–145 – via CanIL. 1110:Phonological characteristics 2304:Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag. 4717: 2312:English-Dholuo dictionary. 2185:Mimeographed, n.d. 374p. ( 4670: 4195: 4180: 3927: 3910: 3727: 3714: 3697: 3687: 3681:Eastern Sudanic languages 2123:Ethnologue report for Luo 1064: 1037: 994: 814: 763: 729: 443:in the Luo language. The 37: 4167:Large group listed below 2287:Berlin: Dietrich Reimer. 2276:Stafford, R. L. 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2288: 2281: 2274: 2271:Luo: A grammar 2265: 2262: 2259: 2258: 2245: 2236: 2227: 2218: 2195: 2174: 2156: 2139: 2126: 2115: 2106: 2084: 2083: 2081: 2078: 2075: 2074: 2071: 2067: 2066: 2063: 2059: 2058: 2055: 2051: 2050: 2047: 2043: 2042: 2039: 2035: 2034: 2031: 2027: 2026: 2023: 2019: 2018: 2015: 2011: 2010: 2004: 2000: 1999: 1996: 1992: 1991: 1988: 1984: 1983: 1980: 1979:I want ugali. 1976: 1975: 1972: 1968: 1967: 1964: 1960: 1959: 1956: 1952: 1951: 1948: 1944: 1943: 1940: 1936: 1935: 1932: 1928: 1927: 1924: 1920: 1919: 1916: 1912: 1911: 1908: 1904: 1903: 1900: 1896: 1895: 1892: 1888: 1887: 1884: 1880: 1879: 1876: 1872: 1871: 1868: 1864: 1863: 1862:kacha / kocha 1860: 1856: 1855: 1852: 1848: 1847: 1844: 1840: 1839: 1836: 1832: 1831: 1828: 1824: 1823: 1820: 1816: 1815: 1812: 1808: 1807: 1804: 1800: 1799: 1796: 1792: 1791: 1788: 1784: 1783: 1780: 1776: 1775: 1772: 1768: 1767: 1764: 1760: 1759: 1758:kwaro / kwar 1756: 1752: 1751: 1748: 1744: 1743: 1740: 1736: 1735: 1732: 1728: 1727: 1724: 1720: 1719: 1716: 1712: 1711: 1708: 1704: 1703: 1700: 1696: 1695: 1692: 1688: 1687: 1684: 1680: 1679: 1678:dum / chikri 1676: 1672: 1671: 1668: 1664: 1663: 1660: 1656: 1655: 1652: 1648: 1647: 1644: 1640: 1639: 1636: 1632: 1631: 1628: 1624: 1623: 1620: 1616: 1615: 1612: 1608: 1607: 1606:rarind, ralor 1604: 1600: 1599: 1596: 1592: 1591: 1588: 1584: 1583: 1580: 1576: 1575: 1572: 1568: 1567: 1564: 1560: 1559: 1556: 1552: 1551: 1548: 1544: 1543: 1540: 1536: 1535: 1534:wuoyi (wuowi) 1532: 1528: 1527: 1524: 1520: 1519: 1516: 1512: 1511: 1510:kony ba kony 1508: 1504: 1503: 1500: 1496: 1495: 1492: 1488: 1487: 1481: 1477: 1476: 1475:miyo mor mer 1473: 1469: 1468: 1465: 1461: 1460: 1457: 1456:I am starved. 1453: 1452: 1449: 1445: 1444: 1443:chung' / wee 1441: 1437: 1436: 1433: 1429: 1428: 1425: 1421: 1420: 1417: 1413: 1412: 1409: 1405: 1404: 1401: 1397: 1396: 1393: 1389: 1388: 1385: 1381: 1380: 1377: 1373: 1372: 1369: 1365: 1364: 1361: 1360:I am thirsty. 1357: 1356: 1353: 1352:I want water. 1349: 1348: 1345: 1341: 1340: 1337: 1331: 1330: 1327: 1323: 1322: 1319: 1315: 1314: 1311: 1307: 1306: 1303: 1299: 1298: 1295: 1291: 1290: 1287: 1283: 1282: 1279: 1275: 1274: 1271: 1267: 1266: 1263: 1259: 1258: 1255: 1251: 1250: 1247: 1243: 1242: 1239: 1232: 1231:Sample phrases 1229: 1207: 1195: 1194: 1173: 1165: 1157: 1156: 1147: 1144: 1116:tonal language 1111: 1108: 1105: 1104: 1102: 1100: 1090: 1080: 1078: 1068: 1062: 1061: 1059: 1057: 1055: 1045: 1043: 1041: 1035: 1034: 1024: 1022: 1020: 1010: 1008: 998: 992: 991: 989: 979: 969: 959: 949: 939: 931: 930: 928: 918: 908: 898: 888: 878: 870: 869: 867: 857: 847: 837: 835: 825: 818: 812: 811: 809: 799: 789: 779: 777: 767: 761: 760: 755: 750: 745: 740: 735: 730: 668: 665: 662: 661: 659: 652: 650: 644: 643: 636: 634: 627: 621: 620: 613: 611: 604: 598: 597: 592: 587: 582: 570: 569: 567: 560: 558: 552: 551: 544: 542: 535: 529: 528: 521: 519: 512: 506: 505: 500: 495: 490: 472: 469: 467: 464: 410:Rusinga Island 365: 359: 293:Voice of Kenya 251:Dholuo 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(1997). 2299: 2296: 2293: 2289: 2286: 2282: 2279: 2275: 2272: 2268: 2267: 2263: 2255: 2252:Tucker A. N. 2249: 2246: 2240: 2237: 2231: 2228: 2222: 2219: 2214: 2210: 2206: 2199: 2196: 2192: 2188: 2184: 2178: 2175: 2170: 2166: 2160: 2157: 2153: 2149: 2143: 2140: 2136: 2130: 2127: 2124: 2119: 2116: 2110: 2107: 2100: 2099: 2094: 2089: 2086: 2079: 2072: 2069: 2068: 2064: 2061: 2060: 2056: 2053: 2052: 2048: 2045: 2044: 2040: 2038:fly (insect) 2037: 2036: 2032: 2029: 2028: 2024: 2021: 2020: 2016: 2013: 2012: 2008: 2005: 2002: 2001: 1997: 1994: 1993: 1990:oduma, bando 1989: 1986: 1985: 1982:Adwaro kuon. 1981: 1978: 1977: 1973: 1970: 1969: 1965: 1962: 1961: 1957: 1954: 1953: 1949: 1946: 1945: 1941: 1938: 1937: 1933: 1930: 1929: 1925: 1922: 1921: 1917: 1914: 1913: 1909: 1906: 1905: 1901: 1898: 1897: 1893: 1890: 1889: 1885: 1882: 1881: 1877: 1874: 1873: 1869: 1866: 1865: 1861: 1858: 1857: 1853: 1850: 1849: 1845: 1842: 1841: 1837: 1834: 1833: 1829: 1826: 1825: 1821: 1818: 1817: 1813: 1810: 1809: 1805: 1802: 1801: 1797: 1794: 1793: 1789: 1786: 1785: 1781: 1779:cow / cattle 1778: 1777: 1773: 1770: 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1333: 1332: 1328: 1325: 1324: 1320: 1317: 1316: 1312: 1310:good evening 1309: 1308: 1304: 1302:good morning 1301: 1300: 1296: 1293: 1292: 1288: 1285: 1284: 1280: 1277: 1276: 1273:Nyingi ng'a? 1272: 1269: 1268: 1264: 1261: 1260: 1256: 1254:How are you? 1253: 1252: 1249:misawa (ber) 1248: 1245: 1244: 1240: 1237: 1236: 1230: 1227: 1224: 1222: 1217: 1213: 1210: 1205: 1203: 1198: 1193: 1189: 1186: 1183: 1179: 1176: 1171: 1168: 1163: 1160: 1155: 1153: 1145: 1143: 1139: 1131: 1125: 1121: 1120:vowel harmony 1117: 1109: 1103: 1101: 1095: 1091: 1085: 1081: 1079: 1073: 1069: 1067: 1063: 1060: 1058: 1056: 1050: 1046: 1044: 1042: 1040: 1036: 1029: 1025: 1023: 1021: 1015: 1011: 1009: 1003: 999: 997: 993: 990: 984: 980: 974: 970: 964: 960: 954: 950: 944: 940: 937: 933: 932: 929: 923: 919: 913: 909: 903: 899: 893: 889: 883: 879: 876: 872: 871: 868: 862: 858: 852: 848: 842: 838: 836: 830: 826: 823: 819: 817: 813: 810: 804: 800: 794: 790: 784: 780: 778: 772: 768: 766: 762: 759: 756: 754: 751: 749: 746: 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100: 96: 90: 86: 80: 77: 74: 70: 66: 63:of Kenya and 62: 59: 55: 52: 48: 45: 41: 36: 31: 19: 4672: 4602:Okiek–Mosiro 4465: 4446:Southern Luo 4326: 4238:Teso–Turkana 4125: 3918: 3800: 3758: 3731: 3705: 3582: 3417:Mambwe-Lungu 3148:Kikuyu–Kamba 3119:Suba-Simbiti 2682: 2670:Nilo-Saharan 2357:Kenya portal 2333: 2326: 2311: 2301: 2298:Okoth Okombo 2291: 2284: 2277: 2270: 2264:Bibliography 2253: 2248: 2239: 2230: 2225:Tucker §1.43 2221: 2212: 2208: 2198: 2190: 2182: 2177: 2168: 2159: 2147: 2142: 2134: 2129: 2118: 2109: 2096: 2088: 1987:maize, corn 1867:there (far) 1766:dayo / day 1763:grandmother 1755:grandfather 1643:ask / query 1502:Nyasaye ber 1499:God is good 1334: 1297:In jakanye? 1278:My name is… 1265:Adhi maber. 1226:'a cow bone' 1225: 1218: 1216:chok dhiang' 1215: 1211: 1208: 1199: 1196: 1191: 1187: 1184: 1181: 1177: 1174: 1169: 1166: 1161: 1158: 1149: 1114:Dholuo is a 1113: 822:prenasalized 673:orthographic 670: 474: 455: 453: 438: 425: 422: 403: 399:Barack Obama 393: 378:Joluo people 375: 362: 340: 297: 292: 260: 253:(pronounced 250: 248: 232: 149: 103:Nilo-Saharan 4410:Belanda Bor 4070:Keiga Jirru 3791:El Hugeirat 3773:Hill Nubian 3456:Other Bantu 3051:Great Lakes 2256:. 1994:198. 2025:pur / kuny 1806:ber, jaber 1750:An gi wach 1702:dwe / duee 1630:Dog kucha. 1550:buk, buge 1542:nyako nya 1491:Lord (God) 1467:wuoro wur 1459:Kech kaya. 1355:Adwaro pi. 1329:tich maber 1289:Amor neni. 1281:Nyinga en… 1175:(chok guok) 1066:Approximant 384:missionary 332:Luo peoples 67:of Tanzania 65:Mara Region 18:Luo dialect 4690:Categories 4363:Dinka–Nuer 4314:Ongamo–Maa 4246:Karamojong 4133:Daju Mongo 3760:Old Nubian 3473:Mbamba Bay 3354:Ndengereko 2954:Bena–Kinga 2925:Indigenous 2793:Portuguese 2587:West Nyala 2469:Indigenous 2098:Ethnologue 2080:References 2009:(Swahili) 1902:maj bunde 1771:white man 1424:come back 1371:erokamano 1368:thank you 1262:I'm fine. 1182:chogo guok 1124:ATR status 709:fricatives 667:Consonants 510:Near-close 361:Literacy ( 343:Dhopadhola 334:who speak 273:Luo people 187:Luo script 4675:indicate 4545:Kupsabiny 4284:Dongotono 4266:Nyangatom 3988:Southwest 3957:Southeast 3921:languages 3917:Southern 3884:Miisiirii 3739:Dongolawi 3708:languages 3704:Northern 3553:Kisankasa 3349:Ndendeule 3293:Kilombero 2944:Northeast 2927:languages 2615:Daasanach 2552:Mijikenda 2471:languages 2113:Tucker 25 2041:lwang'ni 1899:gun fire 1854:ka / kae 1835:tomorrow 1819:marriage 1651:question 1638:Duog ka. 1579:trousers 1335:Salvation 1326:good job 996:Fricative 875:voiceless 466:Phonology 355:Leb Lango 351:Leb Achol 265:Luo group 234:Glottolog 218:ISO 639-3 200:ISO 639-2 72:Ethnicity 4573:Kipsigis 4528:Kalenjin 4519:Southern 4439:Southern 4398:Northern 3497:Cushitic 3427:Nyakyusa 3269:Nyamwezi 3249:Holoholo 3223:Shambala 2798:Japanese 2678:Kipsigis 2640:Rendille 2597:Cushitic 2329:Nairobi. 2310:(1997). 1846:kawuono 1694:chieng' 1566:randiki 1344:goodbye 1339:resruok 1305:oyawore 1238:English 1185:bone dog 743:Alveolar 705:plosives 418:literacy 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Index

Luo dialect
Kenya
Tanzania
Nyanza province
Mara Region
Joluo
Language family
Nilo-Saharan
Eastern Sudanic
Southern Eastern
Nilotic
Western Nilotic
Luo
Southern
Luo
Acholi
Writing system
Latin
Luo script
ISO 639-2
luo
ISO 639-3
luo
Glottolog
luok1236
[d̪ólúô]
Luo group
Nilotic languages
Luo people
Kenya

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