Koalib
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A language of Sudan
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Abri, Kandiza Kethi Koalib, Kawaaliib, Kawalib, Kowalib, Lgalige, Nirere, Rere
Autonym
Kwɐ̀ɐlîp
Population
100,000 (Quint 2009).
Location
South Kordofan state: Delami area. Hadra, Nyukwur, and Umm Heitan (Nginyukwur dialect); Abri area villages scattered on the plain (Ngirere dialect); Koalib hills area (Ngunduna dialect); Turum and Umm Berumbita (Nguqwurang dialect).
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Language Status
5* (Developing).
Dialects
Nguqwurang, Ngunduna, Nginyukwur, Ngirere, Ngemere. Lexical similarity: 75% with most similar Heiban languages.
Language Use
Also use Sudanese Spoken Arabic [apd].
Language Development
Literature. NT: 1967–1994.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script [Latn].