Dongotono is an ethnic group of

South Sudan South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the C ...

. 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 {{SouthSudan-ethno-group-stub