Fongoro language
Central Sudanic language of Chad
| Fongoro | |
|---|---|
| Formona | |
| Gele | |
| Native to | Chad |
| Ethnicity | 1,000 (2007)[1] |
Native speakers | a few elders (2007)[1] extinct in South Sudan (1993)[citation needed][citation needed] |
Language family | Nilo-Saharan?
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | fgr |
| Glottolog | fong1243 |
| ELP | Fongoro |
Fongoro, or Gele, is a nearly extinct Central Sudanic language of uncertain classification spoken in Chad and formerly in Sudan.
References
- ^ a b Fongoro at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- Roger Blench (2012) Nilo-Saharan language listing
- v
- t
- e
Central Sudanic languages
Part of the proposed Nilo-Saharan language family
| Bongo–Baka |
| ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kara | |||||||
| Bagirmi | |||||||
| Sara |
| ||||||
| Kaba | |||||||
| Vale | |||||||
| Yulu | |||||||
| Fongoro? |
| ||||||
| Sinyar? | |||||||
| Birri | |
|---|---|
| Kresh |
|
| Mangbetu–Asoa | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mangbutu–Lese | |||||||
| Lenduic | |||||||
| Moru–Madi |
|
Italics indicate extinct languages
This Nilo-Saharan languages–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e
