Mo’da

A language of South Sudan

ISO 639: gbn
Alternate Names: Gbara, Gberi, Gweri, Muda
Population: 600 (Voegelin and Voegelin 1977).
Location:: Lakes state: Wulu county, Dokoo and Wako; Western Equatoria state: Juba and Mvolo counties.
Language Status: 7 (Shifting).
Classification: Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Satellites, Central Sudanic, West, Bongo-Bagirmi, Bongo-Baka, Morokodo-Beli, Morokodo-Mo’da
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 64% with Morokodo [mgc], 58% with Jur Modo [bex], 41% with Beli [blm], 49% with Bongo [bot], 38% with Baka [bdh].
Language Use: Shifting to Beli [blm]. Also use Jur Modo [bex].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Mo’da
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].

Location: Lakes state: Wulu county, Dokoo and Wako; Western Equatoria state: Juba and Mvolo counties.