Molo language

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Molo
Malkan
Region Sudan
Ethnicity Molo
Native speakers
(100 cited 1988) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 zmo
Glottolog molo1257
ELP Molo
Lang Status 20-CR.svg
Molo is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Molo (Malkan) is a moribund Nilo-Saharan language spoken by a few of the Molo people of Sudan. It is considered "Critically Endangered" according to UNESCO's Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger, with around 100 speakers, according to data from 1988.

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References

  1. Molo at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024) Closed Access logo transparent.svg