Temein language
Temein, also known as Ron(g)e, is an Eastern Sudanic language spoken by the Temein people of the Nuba Hills in Sudan.
| Temein | |
|---|---|
| Ronge | |
| Native to | Sudan |
| Region | Nuba Hills |
| Ethnicity | Temein |
Native speakers | 13,000 (2006)[1] (6,000 in the ancestral area, 7,000 scattered in other towns) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | teq |
| Glottolog | nucl1339 |
| ELP | Temein[2] |
Ronge is an approximation of the endonym. Stevenson reports the people are ɔ̀rɔ́ŋɡɔ̀ʔ and the language lɔ́ŋɔ na rɔŋɛ; Dimmendaal has ɔ́ràntɛ̀t for a person, kààkɪ́nɪ́ ɔ́rɔ̀ŋɛ̀ for the people, and ŋɔ́nɔ́t ná ɔ́rɔ̀ŋɛ for the language.
Temein is spoken in Farik, Kuris, Kwiye, Nekring, Tokoing, Tukur, and Tulu villages (Ethnologue, 22nd edition).
References
- Temein at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Endangered Languages Project data for Temein.
- Temein language (Roger Blench 2007)
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