Karko
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A language of Sudan
Alternate Names
Garko, Kaak, Karme, Kithonirishe
Autonym
Kakenbi
User Population
7,000 (2004 A. Farah).
Location
South Kordofan state: Karko hills, 35 km west of Dilling, includes Dulman.
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Language Status
7 (Shifting).
Dialects
Karko, Kasha, Shifir. Varieties spoken by the Ilaki on Abu Junuk to the west (1,000) and by the Tamang at El Tabaq southwest of Katla (800) may be dialects or separate languages.
Typology
SOV.
Language Use
Shifting to Sudanese Spoken Arabic [apd].
Language Development
Orthography and literacy materials produced. Interest in language development mainly among older people. Literature.