Chumburung (Kyongborong, Nchimburu, Nchummuru) is a Guang or Guan language spoken by 69,000 persons, mostly Chumburu by tribe and living in the Kingdom of Chumburung at both sides of the southwestern leg of Lake Volta in Ghana.
| Chumburung | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Ghana |
| Region | Kpandai District and Yeji |
Native speakers | 69,000 (2004)[1] |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ncu |
| Glottolog | chum1261 |
3,000 of these speak the Yeji (Yedji) dialect, which is quite divergent: no closer to Chumburung proper than Kplang or Krache are.
References
edit- ^ Chumburung at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
External links
edit- Field research on the Chumburung language at SIL International
- Songs in Chumburung
- New Testament in Chumburung
- Publications describing the language
- Omniglot article on Chumburung
- http://www.northernghanapeoples.co.uk/
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