Daju, Dar Fur

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A language of Sudan

ISO 639-3
daj
Alternate Names
Beke, Dagu, Daju Ferne, Fininga, Nyala-Lagowa
Autonym
Bekke
User Population

98,000 (2017).

Location

West Darfur state: Geneina district; South Darfur state: Daju hills 40 km northeast of Nyala; South Kordofan state: Dar el Kabira, Jebel Miheila, Lagawa, Nyukri, Silecce, Tamanyik, and Warina area villages (Lagowa dialect).

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Core, Eastern Sudanic, Southern (n languages), Daju, Western Daju
Dialects

Nyala, Lagowa (Lagawa). Lexical similarity: 83% with Nyala and Lagowa dialects, 74% with Daju Dar Sila [dau], 62% with Shatt [shj], 56% with Logorik [liu].

Language Use

Used by all. Also use Sudanese Spoken Arabic [apd].

Language Development

Orthography and literacy materials produced. Literature.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Daju, Dar Fur
Writing

Latin script [Latn].