Nyimang language
Nyimang, also known as Ama, is an East Sudanic language spoken in the Nuba Mountains.
| Nyimang | |
|---|---|
| Ama | |
| Native to | Sudan |
| Region | Nuba Hills |
Native speakers | (70,000 cited 1982)[1] |
| Dialects |
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nyi |
| Glottolog | amas1236 |
It is spoken in Al Fous, Fuony, Hajar Sultan, Kakara, Kalara, Koromiti, Nitil, Salara, Tundia, and other villages (Ethnologue, 22nd edition).
Rilly (2010:182) lists two mutually unintelligible varieties, Ama and Mandal.[2] Blench lists the Mandal dialect separately.
References
- Nyimang at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- Rilly, Claude. 2010. Le méroïtique et sa famille linguistique. Leuven: Peeters Publishers. ISBN 978-9042922372
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.