Keiga language
Kadu language of Kordofan, Sudan
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Keiga, Yega, or Deiga is a Nilo-Saharan language of the Kadu branch spoken in South Kordofan, Sudan. Dialects are Demik (Rofik) and Keiga proper (Aigang).
Keiga is a VSO language. Reh (1994) instead uses the name Deiga or Dayga, with a prefix d- instead of the place prefix k-.[2]
Demographics
Stevenson (1956; 1957) originally called the language Keiga, after the places where it is mainly spoken, namely Keiga Timmero, Keiga al-Kheil and Keiga Lubun. The local name for the language is sani m-aigaŋ 'speech of Keiga' (Stevenson 1956: 104). Stevenson (1956: 104) considers it to be a language cluster consisting of two dialects, Keiga proper and Demik, with a total number of approximately 7,520 speakers (with 1,504 taxpayers).[3]
Villages
Keiga is spoken in the following villages according to the 22nd edition of Ethnologue:
- Ambong (Àmbóŋ) area: Ambong, Ambongadi, Arungekkaadi, Bila Ndulang, Kandang, Kuluwaring, Lakkadi, Roofik, Saadhing, Taffor, and Tingiragadi villages
- Lubung (Lùbúŋ) area: Kuwaik, Miya Ndumuru, Miya Ntaarang, Miya Ntaluwa, Semalili, and Tungunungunu villages
- Tumuro (Tʊ̀mʊ̀rɔ̀) area: Jughuba, Kayide, Koolo, and Tumuro villages
Blench (2005) identified three dialects, which are Àmbóŋ, Lùbúŋ, and Tʊ̀mʊ̀rɔ̀.[4]
Àmbóŋ villages are as follows. Only Taffor, Kantang, Lak ka aati, and Arungek ka aati villages were reported by Blench (2005) to be inhabited. The rest were abandoned due to the Sudanese Civil War.
| Orthographic | IPA | Official name |
|---|---|---|
| Ambong | ə̀mbɔ́ŋ | |
| Taffor | Tə̀ffɔ́r | Jighaiba |
| Saadhing | Sə́ə́ɖɪ̀ŋ | |
| Ambong ka aati | ə̀mbɔ̀ŋ kà ə̀ə̀tɪ́ | |
| Kulwaring | Kʊ̀lwə̀rɪ̀ŋ | |
| Kantang | Kə̀ntə̀ŋ | |
| Tinkira ka aati | Tɪ́nkɪ̀rə̀ kə́ ə́ə́tɪ̀ | |
| Lak ka aati | Lə̀k kə́ ə́ə́tɪ̀ | Turlake |
| Arungek ka aati | ə̀rʊ́ŋɛ́k kə́ ə́ə́tɪ̀ | Shihaita |
| Mutuju | Mʊ̀tʊ̀jʊ́ |
Lùbúŋ villages are as follows. Only Küwëk is inhabited.[4]
| Orthographic | IPA | Official name |
|---|---|---|
| Küwëk | Kùwék | Kuwaik |
| Miya Ntarang | Mìyà ntáráŋ | |
| Miya Ntaluwa | ||
| Tungunungunu | ||
| Se Malili | ||
| Miya Ntumuro |
Tʊ̀mʊ̀rɔ̀ villages are as follows. Only Koolo is inhabited.[4]
| Orthographic | IPA |
|---|---|
| Koolo | Kɔ́ɔ́lɔ̀ |
| Kayëtë |