Mangaya language

Mangaya (Buga) is a Ubangian language of South Sudan. The endonym is Bug.

Mangaya
Mangayat, Buga
Native toSouth Sudan
EthnicityMangaya (Bug)
Native speakers
(400 cited 1987)[1]
Ubangian
  • Seri–Mba
    • Sere
      • Feroge–Mangaya
        • Mangaya
Language codes
ISO 639-3myj
Glottologmang1387
ELPMangayat[2]

As of 2013, they reside in Sopo Payam, Raja County. Ethnic Buja (Buga) live in Sopo Boma, while ethnic Banda live in Mangayat Boma of Sopo Payam.[3]

References
  1. Mangaya at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Endangered Languages Project data for Mangayat.
  3. "Village Assessment Survey". International Organization for Migration South Sudan. 2013.


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