Ndo language

Central Sudanic language
Ndo
Ke’bu
Membitu
Native toCongo (DRC), Uganda
Native speakers
(100,000 in DRC cited 1991)[1]
50,000 in Uganda (2014 census)[2]
Language family
Nilo-Saharan?
Language codes
ISO 639-3ndp
Glottologndoo1242

Ndo, also Ke’bu, Kebu, or Membitu, is a Central Sudanic language of northeastern Congo and western Uganda spoken by a caste of blacksmiths.

References

  1. ^ Ndo[dead link] at Ethnologue (14th ed., 2000).
  2. ^ Kebu at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
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Central Sudanic languages
Part of the proposed Nilo-Saharan language family
Bongo–Bagirmi
Bongo–Baka
  • Baka
  • Bongo
Morokodo–Beli
Kara
Bagirmi
Sara
East
Central
West
Kaba
Vale
Yulu
Fongoro?
Sinyar?
Birri–Kresh
Birri
Kresh
  • Aja
  • Dongo
  • Furu
  • Kresh (Dara–Gboko, Kresh–Hofra, Naka, Ndogo, Woro)
Lendu–Mangbetu
Mangbetu–Asoa
Mangbutu–Lese
Lenduic
Moru–Madi
Moru
Central Ma'di
Southern Ma'di
Mimi-D
Italics indicate extinct languages