Anuak language
| Anuak | |
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| Native to | Ethiopia, South Sudan |
| Region | Gambela Region, Upper Nile State |
| Ethnicity | Anuak people |
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Native speakers
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(140,000 cited 1991–2007) |
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Nilo-Saharan?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | |
| Glottolog | anua1242 |
Anuak or Anywa is a Nilotic language of the Nilo-Saharan language family. It is spoken primarily in the Western part of Ethiopia by the Anuak. Other names for this language include: Anyuak, Anywa, Yambo, Jambo, Yembo, Bar, Burjin, Miroy, Moojanga, Nuro. Anuak, Päri, and Jur-Luwo comprise a dialect cluster. The most thorough description of the Anuak language is Reh (1996) Anywa Language: Description and Internal Reconstructions, which also includes glossed texts.
Anywa does not have phonemic fricatives.
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