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KCP ISO 639-3

Kanga

A language of Sudan

ISO 639
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Population
15,000 (2017).
Location:
South Kordofan state: Miri hills, west and southwest of Kadugli; Kufa village cluster southeast of Miri, northeast of Lima, and north of Kanga. Bilenya, Dologi, Lenyaguyox, Lima, Kilag, Kufa, Mashaish, and Toole (center) villages (Kufa-Lima dialect).
Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Classification
Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Core, Kadugli-Krongo
Dialects
Abu Sinun, Chiroro-Kursi, Kanga, Kufa-Lima, Krongo Abdalla. Lexical similarity: 85% with the Tumma dialect of Katcha-Kadugli-Miri [xtc] (most similar).
Language Use
Some young people, all adults. Also use Sudanese Spoken Arabic [apd].
Language Development
Orthography and literacy materials produced.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kanga
Writing
Latin script [Latn].

Also Spoken in

Map

Location: South Kordofan state: Miri hills, west and southwest of Kadugli; Kufa village cluster southeast of Miri, northeast of Lima, and north of Kanga. Bilenya, Dologi, Lenyaguyox, Lima, Kilag, Kufa, Mashaish, and Toole (center) villages (Kufa-Lima dialect).