Daju, Dar Fur

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A language of Sudan

ISO 639-3
daj
Alternate Names
Beke, Dagu, Daju Ferne, Fininga, Nyala-Lagowa
Autonym
Bekke
Population

80,000 (Bender 1983a).

Location

Janub Darfur State, Daju hills 40 km northeast of Nyala; Gharb Darfur state: Geneina district; Lagowa dialect: Janub Kurdufan state: Lagawa, Dar el Kabira (Kidong), Silecce, Warina, Jebel Miheila, Nyukri, and Tamanyik area villages.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Core, Eastern Sudanic, Southern (n languages), Daju, Western Daju
Dialects

Nyala, Lagowa (Lagawa). Lexical similarity: 83% with Nyala and Lagowa dialects, 74% with Daju Dar Sila [dau], 62% with Shatt [shj], 56% with Logorik [liu].

Language Use

All ages. Also use Sudanese Spoken Arabic [apd].

Language Development
Orthography and literacy materials produced. Literature.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Daju, Dar Fur
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

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