Mo’da

A language of South Sudan

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Gbara, Gberi, Gweri, Muda

Population

600 (Voegelin and Voegelin 1977).

Location

Lakes State, Wulu county, Wako, and Dokoo on West Equatoria State border; a few scattered among Jur Modo [bex] and Beli [blm] language areas.

Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification

Dialects

Lexical similarity: 64% with Morokodo [mgc], 58% with Jur Modo [bex], 41% with Beli [blm], 49% with Bongo [bot], 38% with Baka [bdh].

Language Use

Most also use Jur Modo [bex]; others use Beli [blm].

Language Resources

Writing

Unwritten.