Spelling
In Lango, words are spelled exactly as they are pronounced. Plural is denoted by a word jo, o at the beginning of the word or i, e, o, gi, wu, wa etc at the end of a word. There are common misconceptions by ending words in English like style.
Singular and plural include;-
| Verb(English) | Singular(Lango) | Plural(Lango) |
| Cattle | Dyang | Dok |
| Boy | Awobi | Awobe |
| A South Sudanese | Dano me Cudan i ping | Jo me Cudan i ping |
| A child | Atin | Otino |
| An Acholi | Acholi | Ocholi |
| Woman | Dako | Mon |
| Person | Dano | Joo |
| Relative | Wat | Wati |
| Neighbour | Jirani | Jirani |
| Good | Ber | Beco |
| Eat | Cam | Camu |
| Player | Atuko | Otuko |
| Fault | Bal | Bale |
| Mine | Mera, mega | Megwa |
| Mine | Na | Wu |
| Farmer | Apur | Opur |
Below are words that begin with the following vowels;-
O at the beginning of the word include;-
| Englsih | Lango |
| Rained, fattend | Ocwe |
| Drunk | Omer, omato |
| Tired | Ool |
| Evening | Otyeno |
| Finished | Otum |
| Did | Otimo |
| Cultivated | Opuro |
| Spilled | Oony |
| Spoilt | Obale |
| Staled | Okwok |
A at the beginning of word include;-
| English | Lango |
| An insult | Ayet |
| Soon | Acegi |
| Brain | Adam |
| Three | Adek |
| Lately | Acocoki |
| Light | Acara |
| Government | Abumente |
| Banana | Abolo |
| Baboon | Abim |
| Headache | Abarwic |
I at the beginning of the word include;-
| English | Lango |
| After | Iyonge |
| Within | Iyie |
| Under, below | Ite |
| Sweet potato | Icok |
| Net | Itanarwa |
| Thick | Inong |
| Club, society, group | Iryonget |
| Type | Ipone |
| Mist | Ikuna |
| Dawn | Ibai |
E at the beginning of the word include;-
| Lango | English |
| Ento | But, nevertheless |
| Eyo | Alright |
| Engato | Lion |
| Ererek | Strike |
| Emany | Liver |
| Elet | Pasture |
| Elinga | Fish basket |
| Edike | Leech |
| Ecipan | Crowd |
| Edeke | Plague |
U at the beginning of the word include;-
| Lango | English |
| Uma | Fork |
| Unga | Maize flour |
| Uk | Rinse, pour |
| Udi | Houses |
| Uco | Throw |
| Udu | Ostrich |
| Uci | Thread |
| Um | Nose |
| Um cong | Knee cap |
| Unga | Posho |
| Ura | Marvel, surprised |
| Uro | Surprised |