Kadugli language
Kadu language spoken in Sudan
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Kadugli, also Katcha-Kadugli-Miri or Central Kadu, is a Kadu language or dialect cluster of the Nilo-Saharan language family spoken in South Kordofan, Sudan. Stevenson treats the varieties as dialects of one language, and they share a single ISO code, though Schadeberg (1989) treats them as separate languages.
| Kadugli | |
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| Central Kadu | |
| Native to | Sudan |
| Region | South Kordofan |
| Ethnicity | Kadugli people, Katcha, Damba, Tumma |
Native speakers | 75,000 (2004)[1] |
Nilo-Saharan?
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| Dialects |
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| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xtc |
| Glottolog | katc1249 |
Dialects
There are five commonly cited varieties. Three of them are rather divergent, on the verge of being distinct languages:
- Katcha (Tolubi, Dholubi)
- Kadugli proper (Dakalla, Talla, Dhalla, Toma Ma Dalla, Kudugli, Morta)
- Miri
However, they share a single orthography and use the same literacy materials (Ethnologue).
Of the two other commonly cited varieties, Damba is somewhat closer to Kadugli, while Tumma appears to be a (sub)dialect of Katcha.
Villages in which the dialects are spoken according to the 22nd edition of Ethnologue:
- Katcha dialect: Belanya, Dabakaya, Farouq, Kafina, Katcha, and Tuna villages
- Kadugli dialect: ’Daalimo, Kadugli, Kulba, Murta, Takko, and Thappare villages
- Miri dialect: Hayar al-Nimr, Kadoda, Kasari, Kuduru, Kya, Luba, Miri Bara, Miri Guwa, Nyimodu, Sogolle, Tulluk, and Umduiu villages