Aringa language

{{Short description|Central Sudanic language of Uganda}}

{{Infobox language

|name=Aringa

|nativename=Ãrị̃ngã tị

|states=Uganda

|region= Aringa county, Yumbe District

|ethnicity=Aringa

|speakers=495,000

|date=2014 census

|ref=e25

|script=Latin

|familycolor=Nilo-Saharan

|fam2=Central Sudanic

|fam3=East

|fam4=Moru–Madi

|fam5=Central

|dia1=Andre

|dia2=Kuluba

|dia3=Lebati

|iso3=luc

|glotto=arin1244

|glottorefname=Aringa

}}

Aringa, also known as Low Lugbara, is a Central Sudanic language or dialect spoken by the Aringa people in the West Nile region of Uganda. It is related to the languages spoken by the Lugbara and Ma{{hamza}}di peoples.

Aringa is sometimes considered a dialect of Lugbara language,Douglas Boone, Richard Watson, 1999. "[http://www.sil.org/silesr/1999/001/mmsurvey-w97.pdf Moru–Ma'di Survey Report.]" SIL Electronic Survey Reports SILESR 1999-001. other times a separate language. The speakers of Lugbara and Ma{{hamza}}di both consider Aringa to be a separate but related language. There are several divergent dialects: Andre, Kuluba, and Lebati.