Opuo language

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Opuo is a Koman language spoken by a small ethnic group in parts of Ethiopia and South Sudan, known for its highly endangered status and limited documentation.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Opo language 1

Statements (33)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Koman language
Nilo-Saharan language
endangered language
language
alternativeName Opo language NERFINISHED
Opuuo language NERFINISHED
Tʼapo language
country Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia NERFINISHED
Republic of South Sudan NERFINISHED
documentationStatus poorly documented
endangermentStatus highly endangered
ethnicGroup Opo
hasAlternativeTransliteration Opoo
hasISO639-3Code lgn
hasLinguisticClassification Koman branch of Nilo-Saharan (proposed) NERFINISHED
hasSociolinguisticSituation bilingualism with neighboring majority languages
hasSpeakerCommunity small, scattered communities
higherLanguageFamily Nilo-Saharan languages NERFINISHED
isComparedWith other Koman languages such as Uduk
isSubjectOf linguistic field studies on Koman languages
isUsedFor daily communication within Opo communities
languageFamily Koman languages
languageStatus minority language
numberOfSpeakers very small population
region border area between Ethiopia and South Sudan
southwestern Ethiopia
western Ethiopia NERFINISHED
spokenBy Opo people NERFINISHED
spokenIn Ethiopia NERFINISHED
South Sudan NERFINISHED
threatenedBy language shift to dominant regional languages
vitalityTrend declining intergenerational transmission
writingSystem no widely used standardized writing system

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Proto-Koman ancestorOf Opuo language
Anuak language neighboringLanguages Opuo language
this entity surface form: Opo language