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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Uganda > Nyang’i

Nyang’i

An extinct language of Uganda

ISO 639-3nyp

Population  No known speakers. Ethnic population: 15,282 Nyangia (2002 census).
Region  East, Kotido District, Dodoth County, Karenga Subcounty along Nyangea Mountians’ west side.
Alternate names   Gyangiya, Ngangea, Ngapore, Ngiangeya, Niporen, Nipori, Nuangeya, Nyangeya, Nyangia, Nyangiya, Nyuangia, Poren, Upale
Dialects  A separate language from Ik [ikx].
Classification  Nilo-Saharan, Eastern Sudanic, Kuliak, Ngangea-So
Language use  Shifted to Dodoth (Karamojong) [kdj].
Comments  Hunters; some cultivation. Traditional religion.