Heiban

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A language of Sudan

ISO 639-3
hbn
Alternate Names
Abul, Ebang
Population

4,410 (Stevenson 1984).

Location

South Kordofan State, Heiban and Abul towns.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Kordofanian, Heiban, West-Central, Central, Ebang-Logol, Ebang-Laru
Dialects

Lexical similarity: 90% with Laro [lro].

Language Use

Also use Sudanese Spoken Arabic [apd].

Language Development
NT: 1966.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Heiban
Writing
Latin script.