Kanga

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A language of Sudan

ISO 639-3
kcp
User 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).

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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].