Kresh-Hofra language

Kresh-Hofra
Gbaya-Ngbongbo
Native to	South Sudan
Native speakers	unknown: 16,000 all Kresh languages apart from Furu (2013)^[1]
Language family	Nilo-Saharan? Central Sudanic Western Kresh languages Kresh-Hofra
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`krs` (Kresh–Gbaya–Woro–Dongo)
Glottolog	`gbay1291`^[2]

Kresh-Hofra, also known as Gbaya-Ngbongbo, is a Central Sudanic language of South Sudan. It is one of the Kresh languages, generally considered a dialect of Kresh. Though it is commonly called Gbaya, it is not one of the Gbaya languages, which are in the Ubangian family.

References

↑ Kresh-Hofra at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Gbaya-Ngbongbo". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.

Bongo–Baka	Baka Bongo Jur Beli Jur Modo Mittu Morokodo

Kara	Furu Tar Gula Yulu

Bagirmi	Barma Beraku Disa Fer Gula Jaya Kenga Morom Naba

Sara	Dagba Doba Gulay Horo Kabba of Gore Laka Mbay Nar Ngam Ngambay Sar

Kaba	Kaba Deme Kaba Na Kulfa

Vale	Ruto Vale

Other	Birri Fongoro Sinyar Yulu

Central Ma'di	Aringa Avokaya Keliko Logo Lugbara Omi

Southern Ma'di	Ma'di Olu'bo

Other

Italics indicate extinct languages

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