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Mangaya language

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Mangaya
Mangayat, Buga
Native toSouth Sudan
EthnicityMangaya (Bug)
Native speakers
(400 cited 1987)[1]
Ubangian
Language codes
ISO 639-3myj
Glottologmang1387
ELPMangayat

Mangaya (Buga) is a Ubangian language of South Sudan. The endonym is Bug.

As of 2013, they reside in Sopo Payam, Raja County. Ethnic Buja (Buga) live in Sopo Boma, while ethnic Banda live in Mangayat Boma of Sopo Payam.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Mangaya at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ "Village Assessment Survey". International Organization for Migration South Sudan. 2013.