Ghulfan

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A language of Sudan

ISO 639-3
ghl
Alternate Names
Gulfan, Uncunwee, Wunci, Wuncimbe
Population

16,000 (Stevenson 1984), decreasing. No monolinguals.

Location

South Kordofan State, 2 hills south of Dilling: Ghulfan Kurgul and Ghulfan Morung, villages: Tarda, Ninya, Kurgul, Moring, Dabri, Katang, Shigda, Karkandi, Ota, and Namang.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Nilo-Saharan, Eastern Sudanic, Eastern, Nubian, Central, Hill, Kadaru-Ghulfan
Dialects

Most closely related to Kadaru [kdu] (Jabal Sitta), then to Dilling [dil] and Wali [wll].

Typology

SOV

Language Use

Those under 30 only speak Sudanese Spoken Arabic [apd].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ghulfan
Writing
Unwritten.
Other Comments

Ethnic autonym: Uncu.