Ndrulo
The Ndruja (people) live in Zombo District in northwestern Uganda and across the border in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They call their language Ndrŭló.
Quick facts
Population: 18,919 (2014)
Location: Zombo District
Language family: Nilo-Saharan > Central Sudanic > Lendu
Ethnologue ISO code: dno
Read about Ndrulo [dno] on the Ethnologue website
Some background information
In 2013 SIL Uganda assisted community members to develop an orthography, and produce an alphabet chart, along with booklets explaining how tones and vowels work in the language. In 2014, the Gospel of Luke was the first book to be published in the Ndrulo language. Since 2017 SIL Uganda has been providing technical assistance to a team of translators working on a New Testament translation. The Book of Acts has been translated, along with some other New Testament books.
Some available resources
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Gospel of Luke (online version here)
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Alphabet Chart (download)
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Vowel booklet (download)
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Tone booklet (download)
Visit the Ndrulo language community website for more resources.
Contact us for more information about language development work in Ndrulo.