Daju, Dar Fur
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A language of Sudan
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Beke, Dagu, Daju Ferne, Fininga, Nyala-Lagowa
Autonym
Bekke
Population
80,000 (Bender 1983a).
Location
Gharb Darfur state: Geneina district; Janub Darfur state: Daju hills 40 km northeast of Nyala; Janub Kurdufan state: Dar el Kabira, Jebel Miheila, Lagawa, Nyukri, Silecce, Tamanyik, and Warina area villages (Lagowa dialect).
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Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Classification
Dialects
Language Use
All ages. Also use Sudanese Spoken Arabic [apd].
Language Development
Orthography and literacy materials produced. Literature.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script [Latn].