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| Adhola | |
|---|---|
| Dhopadhola | |
| Native to | Uganda |
| Region | Tororo District |
| Ethnicity | Adhola people |
Native speakers | 480,000 (2014 census)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | adh |
| Glottolog | adho1243 |
Adhola, also known asJopadhola andLudama, is a dialect ofSouthern Luo spoken by theAdhola people (a.k.a.Jopadhola orBadama) ofUganda.[2] Dhopadhola is generallymutually intelligible withAcholi,Kumam,Lango andAlur of Uganda andDholuo ofKenya.
The prefixdho means "language of". It can be attached to a nationality or speech community to imply the language of such a people.jo means "people of". The infixpa means possessive 'of'.
Dhopadhola thus means the language spoken in Padhola.
Padhola is the area or region where Dhopadhola is spoken.
Jopadhola is the plural ofJapadhola; a person who speaks Dhopadhola. Hence,Jopadhola are speakers of Dhopadhola.
Ja is a prefix meaning the 'doer' or a person belonging to a particular place or position. The plural isJo. That is, people who do something or belong to a particular place or organisation.
For instance
Jafwonji means a teacher.
Jofwonji means teachers.
Jawer means a singer.
Jower means singers.
Janywol means a parent.
Jonywol means parents.
Japach means a carpenter.
Jopach means carpenters.
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