Molo language

Nilo-Saharan language of Sudan
Molo
Malkan
RegionSudan
EthnicityMolo
Native speakers
(100 cited 1988)[1]
Language family
Nilo-Saharan?
  • Eastern Sudanic
    • Eastern
      • Eastern Jebel
        • Aka–Kelo–Molo
          • Molo
Language codes
ISO 639-3zmo
Glottologmolo1257
ELPMolo
Molo is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Molo (Malkan) is a moribund Nilo-Saharan language spoken by a few of the Molo people of Sudan. It is considered "Critically Endangered" according to UNESCO's Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger, with around 100 speakers, according to data from 1988.

References

  1. ^ Molo at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024) Closed access icon

External links

  • Molo basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database
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Part of the proposed Nilo-Saharan language family
Northern k languages
Nubian
Hill Nubian
Nara
Nyima
Taman
Southern n languages
Surmic
North
Southeast
Southwest
Eastern Jebel
Temein
Daju
Eastern
Western
Nilotic
Large group listed below
Eastern
Bari
Teso–Turkana
Lotuko
Ongamo–Maa
Western
Dinka–Nuer
Luo
Northern
Southern
Burun
Southern
Kalenjin
Elgon
Nandi–Markweta
Okiek–Mosiro
Pökoot
Omotik–Datooga
Italics indicate extinct languages


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