| Katla | |
|---|---|
| Kaalak | |
| Native to | Sudan |
| Region | Nuba Hills |
| Ethnicity | Katla, Gulud |
Native speakers | 25,000 Julud (2009)[1] Possibly 14,000 Katla (1984)[2] |
Niger–Congo?
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kcr |
| Glottolog | katl1237 Katlajulu1237 Julud |
| ELP | Katla |
Katla (also Kaalak or Kwaalak) is a Katla language, closely related to a neighbouring language called Tima. Katla is generally classified as Kordofanian, which is not a uniform branch, and is native to the Nuba Mountains.[3] While Jalad is seen a dialect there is a clear distinction between the two groups. Similarly one can distinguish Katla into east and west Katla dialects,[4] it is believed to be spoken in 11 villages around Jebel Katla and their ethnicity is kàlàk.[4]
The variety Julud is mutually intelligible with Katla-Kulharong but not with Katla-Cakom.
- ^ Katla at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Katla language at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
- ^ Birgit Hellwig 2013, p. 238.
- ^ a b Brigit Hellwig 2013, p. 238.
