Amira language
{{Short description|Niger–Congo language spoken in Sudan}}
{{Infobox language
|name=Amira
|nativename=Jebel El Amira
|states=Sudan
|region=Nuba Hills
|ethnicity=Lafofa
|speakers={{sigfig|5,140|2}} all Lalofa
|date=1984
|ref=e25
|familycolor=Niger-Congo
|fam2=Atlantic–Congo
|fam3=Lafofa
|iso3=none
|iso3comment=(included in {{ISO 639|laf|link=yes}} [laf])
|glotto=jebe1248
|glottorefname=Jebel El Amira
}}
Amira, also Jebel el Amira, is a Niger–Congo language spoken in South Kordofan, Sudan. It is sometimes considered a dialect of Lafofa, which is poorly attested.
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Sources
- Roger Blench, 2011 (ms), "Does Kordofanian constitute a group and if not, where does its languages fit into Niger-Congo?"[https://web.archive.org/web/20120319222916/http://media.leidenuniv.nl/legacy/nuba-hills-conference-paper-2011.pdf]
{{Languages of Sudan}}
{{Kordofanian languages}}
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