Lotuko

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ləˈtuːkoʊ/ UK /ləˈtuːkəʊ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a member of the Otuho, a Nilotic people whose traditional homeland is in Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan

A Lotuko community leader spoke about farming and cattle keeping in Eastern Equatoria.
2

noun
the Eastern Nilotic language of the Otuho people

The oral history was recorded in Lotuko and later translated into English.
3

adj
relating to the Otuho people or their language

The researcher worked with Lotuko speakers to verify the place names.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a member of the otuho, a... OtuhoLotuho

2 noun · the eastern nilotic... Otuho languageLotuho language

3 adj · relating to the otuho... Otuho

Word family

Related forms Eastern EquatoriaSouth SudanNilotic peoplesOtuho language

Etymology

Lotuko and Lotuho are established external English names for the people whose self-name is Otuho. Their deeper etymology is uncertain. Latooka is a historical colonial spelling used for both the people and their territory, but Darwin's occurrence names the territory of a chief and is kept source-scoped.

Topics

People & Society

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# Lotuko

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** /ləˈtuːkoʊ/
**IPA (UK):** /ləˈtuːkəʊ/

## Meanings
1. a member of the Otuho, a Nilotic people whose traditional homeland is in Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan
2. the Eastern Nilotic language of the Otuho people
3. relating to the Otuho people or their language

## Examples
- A Lotuko community leader spoke about farming and cattle keeping in Eastern Equatoria.
- The oral history was recorded in Lotuko and later translated into English.
- The researcher worked with Lotuko speakers to verify the place names.

## Synonyms
- Otuho
- Lotuho

## Related Forms
- Eastern Equatoria
- South Sudan
- Nilotic peoples
- Otuho language

## Etymology
Lotuko and Lotuho are established external English names for the people whose self-name is Otuho. Their deeper etymology is uncertain. Latooka is a historical colonial spelling used for both the people and their territory, but Darwin's occurrence names the territory of a chief and is kept source-scoped.

## Topics
- People & Society

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