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Gule
Native toSudan
Ethnicity1,000 (1983)[1]
Extinct(word lists published as late as 1932)[2]
Language codes
ISO 639-3gly
Glottologgule1241

Gule, also known as Anej, Fecakomodiyo, and Hamej, is an extinct language of Sudan. It is generally classified as one of the Koman languages. It is poorly attested, and Hammarström judges the evidence to be insufficient for classification as Koman.[3] Others however accept it as Koman, though too poorly attested to be much help in reconstructing that family.[4]

The language was spoken by the inhabitants of Jebel Gule in Blue Nile State, Sudan.[3] Speakers had shifted to Arabic by the late 20th century.

References

  1. ^ Gule language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Evans-Pritchard, 'Ethnological observations in Dar Fung', Sudan Notes and Records 15 (1932: 51–52)
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Glottolog was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Gerrit Dimmendaal, Colleen Ahland & Angelika Jakobi (2019) Linguistic features and typologies in languages commonly referred to as 'Nilo-Saharan', Cambridge Handbook of African Linguistics