Ndogo

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A language of South Sudan

ISO 639-3
ndz
Autonym
Co Ndogo
User Population

48,000 (2017). Few monolinguals.

Location

Western Bahr al Ghazal state: Wau county, about 10 villages on Wau-Deim Zubeir road between Mboro and Kpango rivers; Western Equatoria state: north of Tembura.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Ubangi, Sere-Ngbaka-Mba, Sere, Sere-Bviri, Ndogo-Sere
Language Use

Vigorous in most areas. All domains. Oral use in courts, commerce, personal letters. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Used as L2 by Bai [bdj], West Central Banda [bbp].

Language Development

Literature. NT: 2001.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ndogo
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Gbaya-Ndogo [krs] is a different language.