Kanga language

Kanga is a Nilo-Saharan language of the Kadu branch spoken in South Kordofan, Sudan.

NativetoSudan

RegionSouth Kordofan

EthnicityKanga

Native speakers

17,000 (2022)^[1]

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Kanga
Native to	Sudan
Region	South Kordofan
Ethnicity	Kanga
Native speakers	17,000 (2022)[1]
Language family	Nilo-Saharan Kadu Kadugli–Krongo Western Kanga
Writing system	Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	kcp
Glottolog	kang1288
ELP	Kanga
Kanga is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.

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The Kufa-Lima dialect is spoken in Bilenya, Dologi, Lenyaguyox, Lima, Kilag, Kufa, Mashaish, and Toole villages, with Toole as the central village.^[1]

A preliminary grammar of the Kufa-Lima variety (termed "Kufo") has been published recently.^[2]

A phonological description of the Kufa-Lima variety (termed "Kufo") has been developed,^[3] and the vowel inventory has been investigated with acoustic phonetic evidence.^[4]