Krongo

Primary tabs

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Dimodongo, Kadumodi, Korongo, Kurungu, Tabanya

Autonym

Niino mo-di

Population

21,700 (Stevenson 1984).

Location

South Kordofan state: Angolo, Tabanya, and Toroji in Krongo hills; Buram, Damaguto, Dar, Dimadragu, and Dimodongo.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

Fama-Teis-Kua. Lexical similarity: 85% with Tumtum [tbr].

Language Use

Used by all. Also use Sudanese Spoken Arabic [apd].

Language Development

Grammar. Texts. NT: 1963–1979.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].