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Katla language of Sudan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Katla (also Kaalak or Kwaalak) is a Katla language, closely related to a neighbouring language called Tima. Katla is generally classified as Kordofanian, which is not a uniform branch, and is native to the Nuba Mountains.[3] While Jalad is seen a dialect there is a clear distinction between the two groups. Similarly one can distinguish Katla into east and west Katla dialects,[4] it is believed to be spoken in 11 villages around Jebel Katla and their ethnicity is kàlàk.[4]
The variety Julud is mutually intelligible with Katla-Kulharong but not with Katla-Cakom.
Sounds [c] and [ʃ] occur as realizations of /s/.[5]
/i, u/ can also be realized as [ɪ, ʊ].[5]
Most of the time nouns in Katla do not have a plural, either numbers are put in front of the word or a quantifier is used. Often loanwords do not follow this rule and therefore change in their plural form.[7]
In some cases Katla places the genitive after the subject, as in other Sudanese languages: ‚u gbalana‘ " the dog’s owner ". Usually this is avoided and put in between both nouns: ‚gas i gu‘ „the dog’s head“.[8]
The subjective case is put infringement of the verb. In the case of multiple objects each one gets a case:
‘gu šekemole retet’ “The dog bit the gazelle”[8]
[9] | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
1st person | Ṇ- | Ni-, N-, Ń- |
2nd person | Dj- | Dj- |
3rd person | Y- | Y- |
Source:[10]
Dialects and village locations:[1]
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