spelling
In Acholi, words are spelled exactly as they are pronounced. Plural is denoted by the word Jo, Lo or i, e, o etc at the end of a word. There are common misconceptions by ending words in English like style.
Singular and plural
| Verb(english) | Singular(Acholi) | plural(Acholi) |
| Cattle | diang | diangi |
| boy | awobi | Awobe |
| A South Sudanese | La/ja south sudan | Lo/Jo South Sudan |
| child | latin | lotino |
| An Acholi | Ja/la Acholi | Jo/Lo Acholi |
| woman | Dako | Mon |
| Person | Ngat | Dano |
O at the beginning
| Englsih | Acholi |
| Afternoon | otieno |
| night | odiwor |
| evening | obuara |
| Finish | otum |
A at the beginning of words
| English | Acholi |
| I am here | Atye |
| young female hartebeest | acungget |
| beat | adwongo |
| recces for door | agola |
I at the beginning
| English | Acholi |
| stomach | ic |
| ear | it |
| climbing | ito |
| you | in |
e at the beginning of the word
| Acholi | English |
| Eyo | yes |
| ego | those |
| ego | this |
| ene | here |
words beginning with la. You can also used ja instead of la.
| Acholi | English |
| la sudan | a Sudan |
| la lega | a prayer |
| la pwuony | a teacher |
| la wer | a singer |
Lo at the beginning of the word. You can also use jo.
| Acholi | English |
| Lo Sudan | Sudanese |
| Lo wer | Singers |
| Lo lega | Prayers |
| lo Pwuony | Teachers |