Bongo

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A language of South Sudan

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Alternate Names
Dor
Autonym
Ndüü Böngö
User Population

21,000 (2017).

Location

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

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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.