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Dinka, Southwestern

A language of Sudan

ISO 639-3: dik

Population	450,000 (1982 UBS). 55,000 Abiem, 15,000 Luac, 40,000 Malual, 17,000 Paliet, 35,000 Palioupiny, 50,000 Tuic.
Region	South, north and northwest of Wau.
Language map	Sudan
Alternate names	Rek, Western Dinka
Dialects	Rek (Raik), Abiem (Ajong Dit, Ajong Thi, Akany Kok, Akern Jok, Apuoth, Apwoth, Anei), Aguok (Agwok), Apuk, Awan, Lau, Luac, Malual (Malwal, Atoktou, Duliit, Korok, Makem, Peth), Paliet (Baliet, Ajak, Buoncwai, Bon Shwai, Bwoncwai, Kongder, Kondair, Thany Bur, Tainbour), Palioupiny (Palioping, Akjuet, Akwang, Ayat, Cimel, Gomjuer), Tuic (Twic, Twich, Twij, Adhiang, Amiol, Nyang, Thon). The Luac dialect is different from Luac dialect in Northeastern Dinka [dip].
Classification	Nilo-Saharan, Eastern Sudanic, Nilotic, Western, Dinka-Nuer, Dinka A member of macrolanguage Dinka [din] (Sudan).
Language use	All domains. All ages.
Language development	NT: 2006.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Pastoralists: cattle.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

ARCHER, Geraldine Mary, author. 2006. The effect of a participatory model in language and literacy development.

DUERKSEN, John L., author. 1996. "Two methods of modeling morphological fusion."

DUERKSEN, John L., author. 2004. "Dinka-Nuer orthographies."

GILLEY, Leoma G., author. 2004. Morphophonemic orthographies in fusional languages: the cases of Dinka and Shilluk.  

MALOU, Job D., author. 1983. Language use among the Dinka.

MALOU, Job D., author. 1988. Dinka vowel system.

ROETTGER, Larry; ROETTGER, Lisa, authors. 1989. "A Dinka dialect study."

WATSON, Richard L.; WISE, Mary Ruth, editors. 1989. Occasional papers in the study of Sudanese languages no. 6.

Vernacular Publications

Athör anyïköl. 1990.

Athôr diâk muɔnyjâŋ: Athêm gɛtgɛt. n.d.

Athôr ê diâk ê jiêŋ. n.d.

Athôr ê diâk ê jiêŋ. n.d.

Athôr ê ŋuan ê jiêŋ. n.d.

Athôr ê ŋuan ê jiɛŋ. n.d.

Athôr ê rou ê jieŋ. n.d.

Athôr ê rou ê jiêŋ. n.d.

Athôr rou muɔnyjâŋ: Athêm gɛtgɛt. 1978.

Athôr tueŋ ê jiɛŋ: Liêpliêp ê nhom ê meth. n.d.

Thuɔŋjäŋ athör anyïkööl. 1995.

Thuɔŋjäŋ athör ë kït (A preprimer in Dinka). 1993.

Thuɔŋjäŋ athör ë kït. 1990.

Thuɔŋjäŋ athör ë kït. 1993.

Thuɔŋjäŋ athör ë kït. 1995.

Thuɔŋjäŋ athör ë kït. 1995.

Thuɔŋjäŋ athör tueŋ ë kuɛn (A primer in Dinka). 1993.

Thuɔŋjäŋ athör tueŋ ë kuɛn. 1995.