| Population |
38,000 including Ngile speakers (1982 SIL). |
| Region |
North, Kordofan Province, Nuba Mountains; Mesakin Hills, Reika village. |
| Language map |
Sudan, Enlarged Area, reference number 4
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| Alternate names |
Buram, Dagig, Dengebu, Masakin, Masakin Dagig, Masakin Gusar, Reikha, Thakik |
| Dialects |
Lexical similarity: 80% with Ngile [jle] (most similar). |
| Classification |
Niger-Congo, Kordofanian, Talodi, Talodi Proper, Ngile-Dengebu |
| Language use |
Also use Sudanese Arabic [apd]. |
| Language development |
Orthography and literacy materials in use. |
| Writing system |
Latin script. |