Also Known As:
Krongo Abdalla, Kufa-Lima, Chiroro-Kursi, Abu Sinun, Kufo, Kufa
Dialects & Varieties
- Krongo Abdalla
- Kufa-Lima
- Kanga
- Chiroro-Kursi
- Abu Sinun
Reports on field research: the situation of endangered languages in the Sudan and some notes on Kufo (online article)
Roger M. Blench. 2004. "Reports On Field Research: the Situation of Endangered Languages in the Sudan and Some Notes On Kufo (online Article)." In Ogmios, 24: Online: http://www.ogmios.org/ogmios_files/246.htm.
Speakers
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"The first efforts of literacy in Kufo began in 1994, with the production of a primer and work on the language has continued ever since."
Location and Context
Countries
Khartoum and Kosti
Location Description
"Kufo [=Kufa] was spoken originally in some six villages of the Nuba Hills, but today is spoken principally by dislocated communities in Khartoum and Kosti.'
Government Support
"The situation is made worse by the fact that they are ‘intentionally endangered’, actively discouraged by government policy."
Institutional Support
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Other Languages Used By The Community
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Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
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Comments on writing systems:
"... many Nuba groups have language committees and are active in promoting writing and orthography."
Recent Resources
The wikipedia page for the Kanga language. Very scant.