Acholi (also Acoli, Akoli, Acooli, Atscholi, Shuli, Gang, Lwoo, Lwo, Log Acoli, Dok Acoli) is a language primarily spoken by the
Acholi people in the districts of
Gulu,
Kitgum and
Pader, a region known as
Acholiland in northern
Uganda. Acholi is also spoken in the southern part of the Opari District of
Sudan. As of
1996 there were reported approximately 773,800 Acholi speakers in the world. However this has gradually grown to over 800,000.Song of Lawino & Song of Ocol, well known among African literature, were written in Acholi by
Okot p'Bitek.
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