Fongoro, or Gele, is a nearly extinct Central Sudanic language of uncertain classification spoken in Chad and formerly in Sudan.
| Fongoro | |
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| Formona | |
| Gele | |
| Native to | Chad |
| Ethnicity | 1,000 (2007)[1] |
Native speakers | a few elders (2007)[1] extinct in South Sudan (1993)[citation needed][citation needed] |
Language family | Nilo-Saharan?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | fgr |
| Glottolog | fong1243 |
| ELP | Fongoro |
Central Sudanic languages | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Part of the proposed Nilo-Saharan language family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bongo–Bagirmi |
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| Birri–Kresh |
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| Lendu–Mangbetu |
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| Mimi-D | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italics indicate extinct languages | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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