Mandari (Kútúk nà mùndárì)

Mandari is an Eastern Nilotic language spoken by the Mundari people in South Sudan, mainly in Terakeka county in Central Equatoria state, and also in Mvolo county in Western Equatoria state. In 2014 there were about 70,000 speakers of Mandari, which is also known as Chir, Kir, Mondari or Shir. It is closely related to Bari, and classified as a dialect of Bari in some sources.

Mandari has been written with a version of the Latin alphabet since 2009.

Mandari alphabet and pronunciation

Mandari alphabet and pronunciation

Download an alphabet chart for Mandari (Excel)

Information about the Mandari alphabet supplied by Wolfram Siegel (PDF)

Links

Information about Mandari
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandari_dialect
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandari_(langue)
https://www.ethnologue.com/language/mqu
https://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/mund1320
https://www.webonary.org/mundari/files/MundariiPhonTimJul13.pdf

Mundari dictionary
https://www.webonary.org/mundari/

Nilotic languages

Acholi, Adhola, Alur, Anuak, Ateso, Bari, Belanda Bor, Datooga, Dholuo, Dinka, Dongotono, Kakwa, Karamojong, Keiyo, Kipsigis, Kupsabiny, Lango (South Sudan), Lango (Uganda), Lopit, Lotuko, Maasai, Mandari, Markwet, Nandi, Nuer, Terik, Toposa, Turkana

Languages written with the Latin alphabet

Page last modified: 17.09.24

[top]


Green Web Hosting - Kualo

You can support this site by Buying Me A Coffee, and if you like what you see on this page, you can use the buttons below to share it with people you know.

 

SpanishPod101 - learn Spanish for free

If you like this site and find it useful, you can support it by making a donation via PayPal or Patreon, or by contributing in other ways. Omniglot is how I make my living.

 

Note: all links on this site to Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.fr are affiliate links. This means I earn a commission if you click on any of them and buy something. So by clicking on these links you can help to support this site.

[top]

iVisa.com