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UKH ISO 639-3

Ukhwejo

A language of Central African Republic

ISO 639
ukh
Alternate Names
Benkonjo, Ukwedjo
Population
2,000 (1996 SIL).
Location:
Sangha-Mbaéré prefecture: south of Nola. Ngulo (Ukhwejo dialect); Nalimo, Salo, Bayanga, and Gbaso (Bikaka dialect); Koola, Ambasila (Piiga dialect); Bomanzoku, Linjombo, both sides of Sanga river (Kamsili dialect). 7 villages.
Language Status
6b* (Threatened).
Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, A, Makaa-Njem (A.802)
Dialects
Ukhwejo, Bikaka, Piiga, Kamsili (Ngamsile). Reportedly similar to Koonzime [ozm], Mpiemo [mcx], Bomwali [bmw], and Makaa [mcp].
Language Use
Most also use Sango [sag].
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ukhwejo
Writing
Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments
Population threatened by sleeping sickness.

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Location: Sangha-Mbaéré prefecture: south of Nola. Ngulo (Ukhwejo dialect); Nalimo, Salo, Bayanga, and Gbaso (Bikaka dialect); Koola, Ambasila (Piiga dialect); Bomanzoku, Linjombo, both sides of Sanga river (Kamsili dialect). 7 villages.