Nyala, also known as Dar Fur, Darfur Daju, Daju Darfur, Beke, Dagu, Daju Ferne and Fininga, is an Eastern Sudanic language of Darfur, Sudan, one of three closely related languages in the area called "Daju" (the other two being the Daju Mongo language and the Sila language). It is spoken near Nyala, the capital of South Darfur province by the Dar Fur Daju people. There are two divergent dialects: Nyala and Lagowa.
| Nyala | |
|---|---|
| Darfur Daju | |
| Native to | Sudan |
| Region | Daju Hills |
Native speakers | (80,000 cited 1983)[1] |
Language family | Nilo-Saharan?
|
| Dialects |
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | daj |
| Glottolog | darf1239 |
The Lagowa dialect of South Kordofan is spoken in Dar el Kabira, Jebel Miheila, Lagawa, Nyukri, Silecce, Tamanyik, and Warina area villages (Ethnologue, 22nd edition).
Eastern Sudanic languages | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Part of the proposed Nilo-Saharan language family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italics indicate extinct languages | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This Nilo-Saharan languages–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |