Majang
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Majang is a Surmic language spoken by the Majangir people of southwestern Ethiopia.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nilo-Saharan language
ⓘ
Surmic language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Majangir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Majangir language NERFINISHED ⓘ Majeng ⓘ Mao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Majangir people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottologCode | maja1241 ⓘ |
| glottologName | Majang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialects | dialect variation within Majangir communities ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticResearch |
Bible translation work
ⓘ
descriptive grammars ⓘ phonological studies ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | agglutinative features ⓘ |
| hasPhonology |
contrastive tone
ⓘ
rich consonant inventory ⓘ |
| hasReligionContext | used in local Christian church activities ⓘ |
| hasSpeakerPopulation | several tens of thousands of speakers ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | SOV-dominant ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
| ISO639-3Code | mpe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Nilo-Saharan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Surmic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticArea | Ethiopian linguistic area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguages |
Anyuak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dizi NERFINISHED ⓘ Nuer NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | languages of Ethiopia ⓘ |
| region |
Gambela Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southwestern Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptStatus | orthography based on Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Majangir people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Ethiopia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southwestern Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Surmic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
tone language
ⓘ
verb–final tendencies ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily communication among Majangir people
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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