Runga language

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The Runga language is a Central Sudanic language spoken primarily by the Runga people in parts of Chad and the Central African Republic.

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Label Occurrences
Runga language canonical 8

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Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Central Sudanic language
language
alternateName Arounga
Arunga
Ronga
Roun
Rounga
Runga
Runga (Central Sudanic)
continent Africa
country Central African Republic
Chad
ethnicity Runga people
family Central Sudanic
glottologCode roun1238
glottologName Runga
hasDialects northern varieties of Runga
southern varieties of Runga
hasISO639-3Code rou
languageFamily Nilo-Saharan languages
languageStatus minority language
potentially vulnerable
neighboringLanguages Arabic (Chadian Arabic)
linked to: Chadian Arabic

Gula language
Kara languages
Sango language
primaryLanguageOf Runga communities in Central African Republic
Runga communities in Chad
region Central Africa
spokenBy Runga people
spokenIn Sila Region, Chad
Vakaga Prefecture, Central African Republic
subfamily Bongo–Bagirmi
usedIn interethnic communication in local areas
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Runga people usesLanguage Runga language
Runga people associatedWithLanguage Runga language
Masaleet closelyRelatedTo Runga language
Maban-speaking peoples hasLanguage Runga language
Runga language Runga language
Fer language hasNeighboringLanguage Runga language