Dongotono is an ethnic group of
South Sudan. They live around the
Dongotono Mountains
Dongotono (Dongotono pronunciation: /dóŋòtónò/) is an Eastern Nilotic language spoken by an estimated 5,000 people in South Sudan.
Classification
Dongotono has been classified as a member of the Eastern Nilotic branch of Nilotic, in the E ...
in Eastern
Equatoria
Equatoria is a region of southern South Sudan, along the upper reaches of the White Nile. Originally a province of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, it also contained most of northern parts of present-day Uganda, including Lake Albert and West Nile. It ...
State of South Sudan . Their main towns are Isoke Payam (mission), Isoke and
Ikotos
Ikotos is a town in Eastern Equatoria of South Sudan, headquarters of Ikotos County. The town is home to the Lango people, who have a total population of 25,000 - 30,000 people in Ikotos county and elsewhere, and speak dialects of the Lotuko lang ...
. They speak a variety of the Nilotic
Lotuko language
Otuho, also known as Lotuko (Lotuxo), is the language of the Otuho people. It is an Eastern Nilotic language, and has several other Otuho speaking dialectic groups.
Language varieties
Dongotono is related.
Other related varieties may be:
*Logir ...
, specifically
Dongotono. Many of them are Catholic. Their population is over 120,000.
References
Ethnic groups in South Sudan
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