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Dongo language (Nilo-Saharan)

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Dongo
Native toSouth Sudan
Native speakers
unknown: 16,000 all Kresh languages apart from Furu (2013)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3krs (Kresh–Gbaya–Woro–Dongo)
Glottologdong1296

Dongo is a Central Sudanic language of South Sudan. It is one of the Kresh languages, and generally considered a dialect of Kresh.

The name Dongo is also used by several Ubangian languages.

References

  1. ^ Dongo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)