Nyangatom

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A language of Ethiopia

ISO 639-3
nnj
Alternate Names
Dongiro, Donyiro, Idongiro, Inyangatom
Autonym
Nga-Nyangatom
User Population

24,300 (2007 census). Ethnic population: 25,200 (2007 census).

Location

Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ region: south Omo zone, Omo and Kibish rivers area.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Core, Eastern Sudanic, Southern (n languages), Nilotic, Eastern, Lotuxo-Teso, Teso-Turkana, Turkana
Dialects

90%–95% intelligibility of Turkana [tuv], 85%–90% of Toposa [toq], 78%–80% of Jiye dialect of Toposa [toq], 75% of Karamojong [kdj], 65%–70% of Ugandan Teso [teo], 55%–60% of Kenyan Ateso [teo]. Part of the cluster of 12 Teso-Turkana languages.

Typology

VSO, but word order is variable depending on discourse context; gender on nouns; highly inflectional, grammatical tone (tense, case); vowel harmony; voiceless vowels.

Language Use

Vigorous. Majority of Nyangatom monolingual. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use Amharic [amh]. Used as L2 by Karo [kxh].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 5% in Amharic [amh].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Nyangatom
Writing

Latin script [Latn], used since 2016.

Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian.