Nyimang language

Nyimang language
Nyimang
Ama
Spoken in Sudan
Region Nuba Hills
Native speakers 70,000  (1982)
Language family
Language codes
ISO 639-3 nyi

Nyimang, also known as Ama, is an East Sudanic language spoken in the Nuba Mountains.



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