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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Sudan > Dagik

Dagik

A language of Sudan

ISO 639-3dec

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
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.