Keiga
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A language of Sudan
Alternate Names
Deiga, Kayigang, Kayikang, Keiga-Al-Kheil, Keiga-Timero, Sani ma-yɛgaŋ, Yega
User Population
6,070 (Stevenson 1984).
Location
South Kordofan state: Jebel Demik, northwest of Kadugli; Ambong area, Ambong, Ambongadi, Arungekkaadi, Bila Ndulang, Kandang, Kuluwaring, Lakkadi, Roofik, Saadhing, Taffor, and Tingiragadi villages; Lubung area, Kuwaik, Miya Ndumuru, Miya Ntaarang, Miya Ntaluwa, Semalili, and Tungunungunu villages; Tumuro area, Jughuba, Kayide, Koolo, and Tumuro villages.
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Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Dialects
Demik (Rofik), Keiga (Aigang). Lexical similarity: 60% with closest Kadugli languages.
Language Use
Most domains. Some young people, all adults. About half the children speak the language. Also use Sudanese Spoken Arabic [apd].
Language Development
Orthography and literacy materials produced. Literature.