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Gule language

Gule
Anej, Fecakomodiyo, Hamej[1]
Native toSudan
RegionBlue Nile
Ethnicity1,000 (1983)[2]
Extinct(word lists published as late as 1932)[3]
Language codes
ISO 639-3gly
Glottologgule1241

Gule, also known as Anej, Fecakomodiyo, and Hamej[1], is an extinct language of Sudan. It is generally classified as one of the Koman languages. It is poorly attested, and Hammarström judges the evidence to be insufficient for classification as Koman.[4] Others however accept it as Koman, though too poorly attested to be much help in reconstructing that family.[5]

The language was spoken by the inhabitants of Jebel Gule in Blue Nile State, Sudan.[4] Speakers had shifted to Arabic by the late 20th century.

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References

  1. ^ a b "Gule". LINGUIST List. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  2. ^ Gule language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  3. ^ Evans-Pritchard, 'Ethnological observations in Dar Fung', Sudan Notes and Records 15 (1932: 51–52)
  4. ^ a b Hammarström, Harald; Forke, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2020). "Gule". Glottolog 4.3.
  5. ^ Gerrit Dimmendaal, Colleen Ahland & Angelika Jakobi (2019) Linguistic features and typologies in languages commonly referred to as 'Nilo-Saharan', Cambridge Handbook of African Linguistics