Naka language

Naka
Kresh-Boro
Gbaya
Native to	South Sudan
Native speakers	unknown: 16,000 all Kresh languages apart from Furu (2013)^[1]
Language family	Nilo-Saharan? Central Sudanic Western Kresh languages Naka
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`krs` (Kresh–Gbaya–Woro–Dongo)
Glottolog	`naka1261`^[2]

Naka, also known as Kresh-Boro, is a Central Sudanic language of South Sudan. It is the natively most widely spoken of the Kresh languages, and the second most widely understood after Kresh-Ndogo.

References

↑ Naka at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Naka". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.

Languages of South Sudan

Official language	English

Indigenous languages	Acholi Aja Avokaya Baale Bai Baka Bari Belanda Viri Beli Bongo Daasanach Didinga Dinka Dongotono Homa Indri Juba Arabic Jur Jur Modo Kaligi Kresh Kuku Lango Lokoya Lopit Lotuko Mangaya Moru Murle Naka Narim Ndogo Nuer Olu’bo Opuo Shilluk Suri Togoyo Toposa West Banda Zande

Bongo–Baka	Baka Bongo Jur Beli Jur Modo Mittu Morokodo

Kara	Furu Tar Gula Yulu

Bagirmi	Barma Beraku Disa Fer Gula Jaya Kenga Morom Naba

Sara	Dagba Doba Gulay Horo Kabba of Gore Laka Mbay Nar Ngam Ngambay Sar

Kaba	Kaba Deme Kaba Na Kulfa

Vale	Ruto Vale

Other	Birri Fongoro Sinyar Yulu

Central Ma'di	Aringa Avokaya Keliko Logo Lugbara Omi

Southern Ma'di	Ma'di Olu'bo

Other

Italics indicate extinct languages

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