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Guru language

The Guru language, or Boguru, is a poorly documented South Sudanese Bantu language of uncertain affiliation. For a while, a number of speakers were refugees in DR Congo, but the language is nearly extinct there as well.

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Guru
Boguru
Native toSouth Sudan
Ethnicity5001
Extinct2011 in South Sudan. Nearly extinct in DR Congo.1
Language codes
ISO 639-3bqu
Glottologbogu1241
D.3022
ELPBoguru

The Guru language, or Boguru, is a poorly documented South Sudanese Bantu language of uncertain affiliation (though listed as unclassified Zone D.30 by Guthrie). For a while, a number of speakers were refugees in DR Congo, but the language is nearly extinct there as well.1

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References

  1. Guru at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online