Krongo
Krongo is a Kadugli-Krongo language spoken in Sudan. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Krongo, also spelled Korongo or Kurungu and known as Dimodongo, Kadumodi, or Tabanya after local towns, is a Kadu language spoken in the South West of the Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan, Sudan.
Ethnologue lists Angolo, Tabanya, and Toroji in Krongo hills; and Buram, Damaguto, Dar, Dimadragu, and Dimodongo villages.
The speakers themselves refer to the language as "nìinò mó-dì", meaning "language from home".
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Words in Krongo
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | kaw* | |
| name | yari* | |
| eye | balimoyu* | |
| ear | nyasu* | |
| nose | amuni* | |
| tooth | tinkini* | |
| tongue | codo* | |
| hand | niso* | |
| blood | orito* | |
| bone | kuboni* | |
| skin | to* | |
| knee | mi* | |
| breast | tunuku* | |
| water | biti* | |
| fire | isi* | |
| sun | aya* | |
| star | mitiki* | |
| stone | misi* | |
| mountain | dyama* | |
| tree | fa* | |
| leaf | taru* | |
| night | oso* | |
| dog | ntanera* | |
| fish | mitiloku* | |
| louse | kamalu* | |
| one | tyuNwa* | |
| two | tyare* | |
| I | a7aN* | |
| you | u7uN* | |
| we | aNa* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Katcha-Kadugli-MiriKadugli-Krongo40% alike
- KangaKadugli-Krongo32% alike
- TumtumKadugli-Krongo31% alike
- KeigaKadugli-Krongo31% alike
- TulishiKadugli-Krongo23% alike
- Toku-No-ShimaJaponic11% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · kron1241 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · kgo