Tumale language

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The Tumale language is a lesser-known Kadu (Kadugli–Krongo) language spoken by an ethnic minority community in the Nuba Mountains region of Sudan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Kadu language
Kadugli–Krongo language
language
associatedWith Nuba peoples NERFINISHED
belongsTo languages of Sudan
languages of the Nuba Mountains
classificationStatus genetic classification uncertain within Nilo-Saharan (disputed)
contactLanguage Sudanese Arabic NERFINISHED
continent Africa
country Sudan
countryOfficialLanguage Arabic
documentationStatus poorly documented
endangermentFactors pressure from Arabic
ethnicity Tumale ethnic group
hasTypologicalFeature word order SVO (subject–verb–object) (likely, as in many Kadu languages)
hasWritingTradition limited or emerging
intergenerationalTransmission uncertain or weakening (likely)
ISO639Status no ISO 639-3 code (as of 2024, to the best of available knowledge)
isPartOf Sudanic belt languages
languageFamily Kadu languages
Kadugli–Krongo NERFINISHED
linguisticArea Nuba Mountains Sprachbund NERFINISHED
macroArea Africa NERFINISHED
minorityLanguageIn Sudan NERFINISHED
neighboringLanguages Kadugli language NERFINISHED
Katcha-Kadugli-Miri languages NERFINISHED
Krongo language NERFINISHED
Tumtum language NERFINISHED
region South Kordofan NERFINISHED
script Latin script
sociolinguisticSituation spoken by an ethnic minority community
speakerCommunityType rural community
spokenBy Tumale people NERFINISHED
spokenIn Nuba Mountains NERFINISHED
Sudan
status lesser-known language
minority language
potentially endangered language
usedFor oral communication

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Kadu languages hasMemberLanguage Tumale language