Nyala language (Sudan)
Daju language spoken in Sudan
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Nyala, also known as Dar Fur, Darfur Daju, Daju Darfur, Beke, Dagu, Daju Ferne and Fininga, is an Eastern Sudanic language of 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.
NativetoSudan
RegionWest Darfur, South Darfur, South Kordofan
Ethnicity Dar Fur Daju
Native speakers
110,000 (2022)[1]| Daju, Dar Fur | |
|---|---|
| Bekke | |
| Native to | Sudan |
| Region | West Darfur, South Darfur, South Kordofan |
| Ethnicity | Dar Fur Daju |
Native speakers | 110,000 (2022)[1] |
| Dialects |
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| Latin | |
| 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).
Phonology
Consonants
- /p/ can also be realized as [f]
- /r/ can be heard as a trill [r] or a flap [ɾ] in free variation.
