Ndogo
A language of Sudan
| Population | Few monolinguals. |
| Region | South, Western District, Wau-Deim Zubeir Road between Mboro and Kpango rivers; a few north of Tembura among Zande [zne]. |
| Language map |
Sudan |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Ubangi, Sere-Ngbaka-Mba, Sere, Sere-Bviri, Ndogo-Sere |
| Language use | Language of wider communication. Vigorous in most areas. Spoken as L2 by the Golo, Gbaya at Deim Zubeir, Bai, West Central Banda, Balanda, Golo, Sere, some Gbaya, Woro, some Luwo. All domains. Oral use in courts, commerce, personal letters. Used in first year in some schools. All ages. Positive attitude. Also use some Bai [bdj], West Central Banda [bbp], Sere [swf], Belanda, Sudanese Arabic [apd], English, Dinka, Luwo [luo], Gbaya [krs], or Banda. |
| Language development | 10,000 can read Ndogo, 2000 can write it. Taught in primary schools. NT: 2001. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Gbaya-Ndogo [krs] is a different language. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
BILAL, Clement Murba Wau, author. 2004. "The Adamawa - Ubangi languages in Sudan."
Vernacular Publications
Ba so kitaʼbu ba ʼdeke ta co Ndogo. n.d.
Ba taʼo kitaʼbu ba ʼdeke ta co Ndogo. n.d.
Kpedele kitaʼbu ba ʼdeke ta co Ndogo. n.d.
Kpedele kitaʼbu ta co Ndogo. 1984.
Kpedele kitaʼbu ta co Ndogo. 1984.
Kpedele kitaʼbu taco Ndogo. n.d.
Kpédélé wáràgà bà ʼdekeʼi mì ndâ ʼviì ta có Ndógó. 1995.
Ndâ cè-tirì ta có Ndógó kpédélé kìtáʼbù. 1991.

