Kadugli language

Not to be confused with Miri language.

Kadugli
Central Kadu
Native to	Sudan
Region	Kordofan
Ethnicity	Kadugli, Katcha, Damba, Tumma
Native speakers	75,000 (2004)
Language family	Kadu Central Kadugli
Dialects	Kadugli–Damba Katcha Miri
Language codes
ISO 639-3	xtc
Glottolog	katc1249

Kadugli, also Katcha-Kadugli-Miri or Central Kadu, is a Kadu language or dialect cluster spoken in Kordofan. Stevenson treats the varieties as dialects of one language, and they share a single ISO code, though Schadeberg (1989) treats them as separate languages.

There are five commonly cited varieties. Three of them are rather divergent, on the verge of being distinct languages:

• Katcha (Tolubi, Dholubi)
• Kadugli proper (Dakalla, Talla, Dhalla, Toma Ma Dalla, Kudugli, Morta)
• Miri

However, they share a single orthography and use the same literacy materials (Ethnologue).

Of the two other commonly cited varieties, Damba is somewhat closer to Kadugli, while Tumma appears to be a (sub)dialect of Katcha.

External links

• Katcha-English Dictionary (one of the Kadu languages)
• Katcha, Kadugli, and Miri basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database