| Nyoro | |
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| Runyoro | |
| Native to | Uganda |
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Native speakers
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670,000 (2002 census) |
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Niger–Congo
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Standard forms
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | |
| ISO 639-3 | |
| Glottolog | nyor1246 |
JE.11 |
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The Nyoro language (: Runyoro) is a local language of the Nyoro people of Uganda. It belongs to the Niger–Congo family, Benue–Congo subgroup, Bantu branch (Nyoro–Ganda group). Its Ethnologue code is NYR, ISO 639-2: nyo. It probably has two dialects: Orunyoro (Nyoro proper) and Rutagwenda. A standardized orthography was established in 1947.