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Ndogo

A language of Sudan

ISO 639-3ndz

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.

Bèngbà gítí bà tala có Ndógó: Kèjì gítí bà cu có Ndógó ta bà ʼdeke có Ndógó, ʼdó gbí có Ingìlízì. 1994.

Ce tiri ta co Ndogo. 1979.

Kitaʼbu so taco Ndogo. n.d.

Kitaʼbu tao taco 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.

O bà ʼdi kpo có á ʼbá Ndógó. 1994.

Story taco Ndogo. n.d.