Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

acholi

/əˈtʃoʊ.li/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.79 in modern English

Syllables: acholi
IPA: /əˈtʃoʊ.li/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of people in northern Uganda and southern Sudan.

name

A Nilo-Saharan language spoken primarily by this people, in the districts of Gulu, Kitgum and Pader, a region known as Acholiland in northern Uganda.

Example Sentences

"To him every Acholi was a rebel, …. Every time we captured an Acholi, we had to kill them, and Drago hated this."
"The Acholis had barely given up hunting over a generation and now were growing the main cashcrops which were [...]. When further asked what would be the bride price for an Acholi, he blandly stated it as 100 shillings; ..."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈtʃoʊ.li/

Inflected Forms

Acholis (plural) Acoli (alternative) Acooli (alternative) Akoli (alternative) Atscholi (alternative) Shuli (alternative)

Phrases

About the Acholi people Wiktionary’s coverage of Acholi terms

Frequently Paired Words

About the Acholi people Wiktionary’s coverage of Acholi terms

Questions

How do you pronounce acholi?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈtʃoʊ.li/.
What does acholi mean?: A member of people in northern Uganda and southern Sudan.

How to pronounce acholi

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