BEX ISO 639-3
Jur Modo
Mödö Autonym
A language of South Sudan
- ISO 639
- bex
- Alternate Names
- Jur, Jur Mödö
- Autonym
- Mödö
- Population
- 180,000 (2017).
- Location:
- Western Equatoria state: Mvolo county.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing).
- Classification
- Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Satellites, Central Sudanic, West, Bongo-Bagirmi, Bongo-Baka, Morokodo-Beli
- Dialects
- Lori, Modo (Jur Modo, Modo Lali), Wira, Wetu.
- Language Use
- Vigorous. All domains, oral and written use in administration, commerce, written use in folk stories, keeping of family records. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Used as L2 by Mo’da [gbn].
- Language Development
- Taught in primary schools. Literature. Dictionary. NT: 1998. Agency: Modo Language Society.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Jur Modo
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Western Equatoria state: Mvolo county.
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