BQU ISO 639-3
Boguru
A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo
- ISO 639
- bqu
- Alternate Names
- Buguru, Guru, Kinsong, Kogoro, Koguru
- Location:
- Haut-Uele province: Dungu territory, west of Garamba National Park.
- Language Status
- 8b (Nearly extinct).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, D, Bira-Nyali (D.302)
- Dialects
- Boguru, Bukur (Bukum, Bukuru), Koguru.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Boguru
- Writing
- Unwritten [Qaax].
- Other Comments
- Speakers in Democratic Republic of the Congo are refugees of South Sudanese origin.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Western Equatoria state: Ibba and Yambio counties, Baambu, Bagasu, Ibba, and Mariko villages.
- Dialects
- Boguru, Bukur (Bukum, Bukuru).
- Language Status
- 9 (Dormant)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of South Sudan
Language Name
Boguru
User Population
No known L1 speakers in South Sudan. Last speaker in South Sudan died in 2011 (2011 A. Persson). Ethnic population: 500.
Map
Location: Haut-Uele province: Dungu territory, west of Garamba National Park.
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