Bongo | Ethnologue

A language of South Sudan

ISO 639: bot
Alternate Names: Dor
Autonym: Ndüü Böngö
Population: 21,000 (2017).
Location:: Warrap state: Tonj South county, Aguka and Busere villages; Western Bahr al Ghazal state: Jur and Wau Rivers counties.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Satellites, Central Sudanic, West, Bongo-Bagirmi, Bongo-Baka, Bongo
Dialects: Bungo (Bungu), Busere Bongo, Tonj Bongo. Slight dialect differences between River Busere variety, with Zande influence, and that around Tonj. Bungo dialect has minor differences.
Typology: SVO.
Language Use: Those in Nagero County, Western Equatoria State, now mainly use Zande [zne]. Positive attitudes. Also use Southwestern Dinka [dik]. Also use Sudanese Spoken Arabic [apd].
Language Development: Orthography developed and literacy materials in use. Literature. Dictionary. Bible portions: 2012.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Bongo
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Different from Bongo, a dialect of Mid-Southern Banda [bjo] of Central African Republic.

Location: Warrap state: Tonj South county, Aguka and Busere villages; Western Bahr al Ghazal state: Jur and Wau Rivers counties.