Gumuz languages
E50219
Gumuz languages are a small group of closely related, under-documented languages spoken primarily by the Gumuz people in parts of Ethiopia and Sudan.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Gumuz language | 0 | 1 |
| Gumuz–Koman languages | 0 | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African languages
→
language family → |
| alternativeName |
Bega languages
→
Gumuzic languages → |
| are |
closely related
→
under-documented → underrepresented in linguistic literature → |
| documentationStatus | poorly described → |
| geographicDistribution |
northwestern Ethiopia
→
Sennar State →
surface form: "southeastern Sudan"
|
| glottologCode | gumu1252 → |
| hasWritingSystem | no widely standardized orthography → |
| haveApproximateNumberOfSpeakers | 200000 → |
| languageContactWith |
Amharic
→
Oromo → Sudanese Arabic → |
| linguisticClassificationStatus | controversial → |
| member |
Dibate Gumuz
→
Mandura Gumuz → Sirba Gumuz →
surface form: "Metemma Gumuz"
Northern Gumuz → Sirba Gumuz → Southern Gumuz → |
| region |
Benishangul-Gumuz Region
→
Blue Nile State →
surface form: "Blue Nile state"
|
| researchInterest |
historical-comparative linguistics
→
language contact studies → |
| riskStatus | vulnerable → |
| spokenBy | Gumuz people → |
| spokenIn |
Ethiopia
→
Sudan → |
| subclassOf |
Gumuz languages
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form: "Gumuz–Koman languages"
Nilo-Saharan languages → |
| typologicalFeature |
SOV basic word order
→
rich verbal morphology → tone languages → |
| usedIn |
daily communication
→
local trade → oral tradition → |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form: "Nilo-Saharan phylum"
this entity surface form: "Gumuz language"
this entity surface form: "Gumuz–Koman languages"