Daju, Dar Fur
A language of Sudan
| Population | 80,000 (2007 SIL). |
| Region | North, Dar Fur Province, Daju Hills 40 km northeast of Nyala; Geneina District in Dar Masalit. West Kordofan dialect in Daju Hills near Lagowa, main settlements at Dar el Kabira (Kidong), Silecce, and Warina; Jebel Miheila, Nyukri, and Tamanyik. |
| Language maps |
Sudan Sudan, Enlarged Area, reference number 6 |
| Alternate names | Beke, Dagu, Daju Ferne, Fininga, Nyala-Lagowa |
| Dialects | Nyala, Lagowa. Lexical similarity: 83% between the Nyala and Lagowa dialects, 74% with Dar Sila [dau], 62% with Shatt [shj], 56% with Logorik [liu]. |
| Classification | Nilo-Saharan, Eastern Sudanic, Western, Daju, Western Daju |
| Language development | Orthography and literacy materials in use. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
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