The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: DIB
ISO 639-2: din
| Population | 250,000 including 2,000 Aker, 2,000 Thany, 22,000 Ciec, 25,000 Gok (Tucker and Bryan). (Total Dinka 2,000,000 or more. |
| Region | Southern Sudan, west of the Nile, south of the Sudd. Aker is southeast of the Agar; Aliap is south of the Bor in a few fishing villages mainly on the east bank of the Nile. Ciec is in Lakes District on the west bank of the Nile. Gok is between the Agar and the Rek in Jur River and Lakes districts. |
| Alternate names | AGAR, CENTRAL DINKA |
| Dialects | ALIAP (ALIAB, THANY, AKER), CIEC (CIEM, CIC, CHIECH, KWAC, AJAK, ADOR), GOK (GAUK, COK), AGAR. |
| Classification | Nilo-Saharan, Eastern Sudanic, Nilotic, Western, Dinka-Nuer, Dinka. |
| Comments | Gok is also influenced by Southwestern Dinka and has a number of Arabic loans. Agar is becoming accepted as the educational standard for South Central Dinka. 90% with Southeastern Dinka. Bilingualism in Sudanese Arabic. Pastoralists, agriculturalists (grain, corn, peanuts, beans). Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim. Bible portions 1866-1916. |
