ISO 639-3 · kkokko
Nilo-Saharan family
Karko
Karko is a language of the Western Kordofan Nubian branch (Nilo-Saharan), spoken in Sudan. Wikidata describes it as “language of Sudan”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
kko- Glottocode
kark1256- Family
- Nilo-Saharan
- EGIDS
- 7 Shifting
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 7 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
7levels in the tree
7EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Karko |
|---|---|
| Also called | Karko language |
Vitality
EGIDS 7 Shifting7
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Definitely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Nilo-Saharan to Karko
The branches above Karko, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Sudan
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalaraArabicAfroasiatic · 315.4 mSafemsaMalayAustronesian · 77 mapdSudanese Arabicunclassified · 31.9 m3 · Wider CommunicationamhAmharicAfroasiatic · 25 m1 · NationalkauKanuriNilo-Saharan · 15 mshuChadian Arabicunclassified · 2.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationbejBejaAfroasiatic · 1.2 m5 · DevelopingtigTigreAfroasiatic · 800,0004 · EducationalfvrFurNilo-Saharan · 746,0005 · Developing