Katcha-Kadugli-Miri
A language of Sudan
| Population | 75,000 (2004 SIL). 30,000 Katcha and Kadugli (2004), 4,000 Miri and 6,500 Tumma. |
| Region | North, Kordofan Province, hills south of Nuba Hills. Katcha is in Katcha, Tuna, Kafina, Dabakaya (Donga), Belanya and Farouq villages, south of Kadugli and southeast of the Miri Hills; Kadugli in villages surrounding Kadugli, namely, Murta, Kulba, ’Daalimo, Thappare and Takko; Miri in Miri Bara, Miri Guwa, Umduiu, Nyimodu, Luba, Kadoda, Kya, Tulluk, Hayar al-Nimr, Kuduru, Kasari and Sogolle villages which lie west of Kadugli. |
| Language map |
Sudan, Enlarged Area, reference number 14 |
| Dialects | Katcha (Tolubi, Dholubi), Kadugli (Dakalla, Talla, Dhalla, Toma Ma Dalla, Kudugli, Morta), Miri, Damba, Tumma. R. C. Stevenson treats them as dialects of one language. Ruhlen (1987) and Schadeberg (1989) treat them as separate. Samir Bulus says that Tumma is dialect of Katcha. Lexical similarity: 85% among Katcha, Kadugli, and Miri dialects, 88% between Kadugli and Damba. |
| Classification | Nilo-Saharan, Kadugli-Krongo |
| Language use | Also use Sudanese Arabic [apd]. |
| Language development | Orthography developed and literacy materials in use in Katcha, Kadugli, and Miri. Bible portions: 2003. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Some Daju live among the Kadugli. |
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