Otoro language

Otoro
Otoro
Utoro
Native to	Sudan
Region	Nuba Hills
Ethnicity	Otoro Nuba
Native speakers	10,000 (2001)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Talodi–Heiban Heiban Central Heiban Otoro; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Dorobe; Dogoridi; Dugujur; Dukwara;
Writing system	Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	otr
Glottolog	otor1240
ELP	Otoro
	Otoro is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

The Otoro language (Utoro, Dhitoro, Litoro) is a Niger–Congo language in the Heiban family spoken in Kordofan, Sudan.

It is also called Kawama (Kawarma). Dialects are Dugujur, Dukwara, Dorobe, Dogoridi.

Bibliography

Kodi, Musa, et al. 2002. Otoro Alphabet Story Book. Sudan: Sudan Workshop Programme.

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