Guru | |
Nativename: | Boguru |
States: | South Sudan |
Extinct: | 2011 in South Sudan. Nearly extinct in DR Congo. |
Ref: | e25 |
Familycolor: | Niger-Congo |
Fam2: | Atlantic–Congo |
Fam3: | Volta-Congo |
Fam4: | Benue–Congo |
Fam5: | Bantoid |
Fam6: | Southern Bantoid |
Fam7: | Bantu |
Fam8: | Boan |
Fam9: | Bomokandian |
Fam10: | Ngendan? |
Iso3: | bqu |
Glotto: | bogu1241 |
Glottorefname: | Boguru |
Guthrie: | D.302 |
The Guru language, or Boguru, is a poorly documented South Sudanese Bantu language of uncertain affiliation (though listed as unclassified Zone D.30 by Guthrie). For a while, a number of speakers were refugees in DR Congo, but the language is nearly extinct there as well.