Marda language

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The Marda language is a lesser-known Nilo-Saharan language variety spoken by the Kunama people in parts of the Horn of Africa.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Kunama language variety
Nilo-Saharan language
language
alternativeName Marda variety of Kunama
belongsToMacroLanguage Kunama NERFINISHED
documentationStatus poorly documented
endangermentStatus potentially endangered (insufficient data)
ethnicGroup Kunama people NERFINISHED
geographicDistribution parts of the Horn of Africa
hasSpeakersIn Eritrea (likely, via Kunama communities) NERFINISHED
Ethiopia (likely, via Kunama communities)
ISO639-3Code none (not individually assigned; often subsumed under Kunama)
languageFamily Nilo-Saharan languages
linguisticClassificationLevel variety or dialect-level within Kunama
region Horn of Africa NERFINISHED
relatedTo Kunama language NERFINISHED
spokenBy Kunama people NERFINISHED
status lesser-known language
usedIn oral communication
writingSystem Latin script (reported, not well documented)

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Kunama languages hasMember Marda language