Mo’da

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A language of South Sudan

ISO 639-3
gbn
Alternate Names
Gbara, Gberi, Gweri, Muda
User Population

600 (Voegelin and Voegelin 1977).

Location

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

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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].