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Name: Pongu

Type: Language

Alternate Names: Pongo; Pangu; Arringeu; Tarya; Pongu cluster

Spoken in: Nigeria, Burkina Faso

Number of speakers: 30,000 (2003 SIL) (Ethnologue)

Number of speakers: 7800 (UNESCO)

Code: png

Code Standard: ISO 639-3

Documentation: SIL

Families: Niger-Congo (Niger-Kordofanian)

Parent Subgroup: Kamuku (kamk)

Child Dialects: Awege (png-awe) Azhiga (png-azh) Asebi (png-ase) Akwa (png-akw) Caundu (png-cau) Cagere (png-cag) Cansu (png-can) Ubwebwe (png-ubw) Camajere (png-cam)

Endangerment Status

UNESCO Status: Definitely endangered

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