Krongo

A language of Sudan

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Dimodongo, Kadumodi, Korongo, Kurungu, Tabanya

Population

21,700 (Stevenson 1984).

Location

South Kordofan State, Krongo hills, mainly in Tabanya, Toroji and Angolo; also Damaguto, Dimadragu, Dimodongo, Dar, and Buram.

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

Fama-Teis-Kua. Lexical similarity: 85% with Tumtum [tbr].

Language Use

Also use Sudanese Spoken Arabic [apd].

Language Development

Grammar. NT: 1963–1979.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.