Lumun

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A language of Sudan

ISO 639-3
lmd
Alternate Names
Kuku-Lumun, Lomon
Autonym
Lumun
User Population

15,000 (2014 SIL). Home area population 9,500 (2011 census). Ethnic population: 20,000 (2014 SIL).

Location

South Kordofan state: Canya’ru, Toromathan, and To’ri villages in Limon hills.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Kordofanian, Talodi, Talodi Proper, Tocho
Language Use

Positive attitudes. Also use Sudanese Spoken Arabic [apd]. Used as L2 by Tocho [taz].

Language Development

Literature. Bible portions: 1998–2011.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Lumun
Writing

Latin script [Latn].