Karko
A language of Sudan
| Population | 13,000 (1984 R. Stevenson). |
| Region | North, Karko Hills, Kordofan, 35 km west of Dilling, including Dulman. |
| Language map |
Sudan, Enlarged Area, reference number 13 |
| Alternate names | Garko, Kithonirishe |
| Dialects | Karko, Kasha, Shifir. Varieties spoken by the Ilaki on Abu Junuk to the west (1,000) and by the Tamang at El Tabaq southwest of Katla (800) may be dialects or separate languages. |
| Classification | Nilo-Saharan, Eastern Sudanic, Eastern, Nubian, Central, Hill, Unclassified |
| Language use | Most also use Sudanese Arabic [apd]. |
| Language development | Orthography and literacy materials produced. Interest in developing the language mainly among older people. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | SOV. |
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