Katla (also Kaalak or Kwaalak) is a Katla language, closely related to a neighbouring language called Tima. Katla is generally classified as Kordofanian, which is not a uniform branch, and is native to the Nuba Mountains. While Jalad is seen a dialect there is a clear distinction between the two groups. Similarly one can distinguish Katla into east and west Katla dialects, it is believed to be spoken in 11 villages around Jebel Katla and their ethnicity is kÃÂ lÃÂ k.
The variety Julud is mutually intelligible with Katla-Kulharong but not with Katla-Cakom.
Sounds [c] and [ÃÂ] occur as realizations of /s/.
/i, u/ can also be realized as [ê, ÃÂ].
Most of the time nouns in Katla do not have a plural, either numbers are put in front of the word or a quantifier is used. Often loanwords do not follow this rule and therefore change in their plural form.
In some cases Katla places the genitive after the subject, as in other Sudanese languages: âÂÂu gbalanaâ " the dogâÂÂs owner ". Usually this is avoided and put in between both nouns: âÂÂgas i guâ âÂÂthe dogâÂÂs headâÂÂ.
The subjective case is put infringement of the verb. In the case of multiple objects each one gets a case:
âÂÂgu à ¡ekemole retetâ âÂÂThe dog bit the gazelleâÂÂ
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