Daju, Dar Daju

A language of Chad

Dadjo, Dadju, Dajo, Dajou, Daju, Daju Mongo, Daju Oum Hadjer, Saaronge

Dajiŋge

60,000 (2020 A. Aviles).

Batha region: south border; Guéra region: Guéra department, Mongo subprefecture, Eref and Mongo area.

5* (Developing).

Bardangal, Eref, Gadjira. Not inherently intelligible with Dar Sila Daju [dau]. Lexical similarity: 64% with Dar Sila Daju [dau].

Many also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu], including all adult males. Used as L2 by Kujarge [vkj], Sinyar [sys], Zerenkel [zrn].

Literacy rate in L1: 30%–50%. Preschool literacy classes. Taught as subject in some primary schools. Grammar. Bible portions: 2008–2021.

Latin script [Latn].

Muslim.