Krongo Nuba
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Krongo Nuba is an ethnic minority of Sudan
and a subgroup of the people called "Nuba
". It numbers several 10,000 persons. This minority is divided in terms of religion. They speak Krongo
, a Nilo-Saharan language. They live in the Krongo Hills in the Nuba Mountains
in Kordofan.
Sudan
Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
and a subgroup of the people called "Nuba
Nuba
Nuba is a collective term used here for the peoples who inhabit the Nuba Mountains, in Sudan, Africa. Although the term is used to describe them as if they composed a single group, the Nuba are multiple distinct peoples and speak different languages...
". It numbers several 10,000 persons. This minority is divided in terms of religion. They speak Krongo
Krongo language
Krongo, also spelled Korongo or Kurungu and known as Dimodongo, Kadumodi, or Tabanya after local towns, is a Kadu language spoken in Kordofan....
, a Nilo-Saharan language. They live in the Krongo Hills in the Nuba Mountains
Nuba Mountains
Nuba Mountains is an area located in South Kordofan, Sudan. The area is home to a group of indigenous ethnic groups known collectively as the Nuba peoples. In the 18th century, Nuba Mountains became home to the kingdom of Taqali that controlled the hills of the mountains until their defeat by...
in Kordofan.