Chumburung

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A language of Ghana

ISO 639-3
ncu
Alternate Names
Kyo̱ŋbo̱ro̱ŋ, Kyongborong, Nchimburu, Nchumburu, Nchummuru
Autonym
Kyo̱ŋbo̱ro̱ŋ-nɔ
User Population

95,000 (2017 J. Leclerc), increasing.

Location

Brong-Ahafo region: Sene district; Northern region: East Gonja district; Volta region: Krachi district; triangular area with Volta lake south, Daka river northwest, Yeji dialect is south of the lake.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Nyo, Potou-Tano, Tano, Guang, North Guang
Dialects

Northern Chumburung (Banda), Southern Chumburung (Bejamse, Borae, Chinderi, Gurubi, Lonto), Yeji (Yedji). Reportedly somewhat intelligible with Krache [kye]. Lexical similarity: 77% with the Yeji dialect, 79% with Kplang [kph], 78% with Krache, 69% with Dwang [nnu], 67% with Nawuri [naw] and Gikyode [acd], 60% with Gonja [gjn].

Language Use

Vigorous. All domains. Used by all. Also use Akan [aka].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 24%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%. Yeji can read Chumburung material with literacy help. Literature. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. Bible: 2010.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Chumburung
Writing

Latin script [Latn], used since 1985.

Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian.