Ghulfan

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A language of Sudan

ISO 639-3
ghl
Alternate Names
Gulfan, Uncu, Uncunwee, Wunci, Wuncimbe
User Population

37,000 (2017), decreasing. No monolinguals.

Location

South Kordofan state: Dabri, Karkandi, Katang, Kurgul, Namang, Ninya, Moring, Ota, Shigda, and Tarda villages in Ghulfan Kurgul and Ghulfan Morung hills south of Dilling.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Core, Eastern Sudanic, Northern (k languages), Nubian, Central, Hill, Kadaru-Ghulfan
Dialects

None known. Most closely related to Kadaru [kdu] (Jabal Sitta), then to Dilling [dil] and Wali [wll].

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Adults only. Those under 30 speak only Sudanese Spoken Arabic [apd]. Shifting to Sudanese Spoken Arabic [apd].

Language Development

Grammar. Texts.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ghulfan
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].