Ngile language

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Ngile
Daloka
Native toSudan
RegionSouth Kordofan
EthnicityMesakin
Native speakers
39,000 (2024)[1]
Niger–Congo?
  • Ngile–Dengebu
    • Ngile
Latin (limited use)
Language codes
ISO 639-3jle
Glottologngil1242
ELPNgile
Ngile is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Ngile, also known as Daloka, Taloka, Darra, Masakin, Mesakin, is a

Dengebu, which is also spoken by the Mesakin people
.

Dialects

Dialects are (Ethnologue, 22nd edition):

  • Masakin Tuwal dialect (spoken in Masakin and Togosilu villages)
  • Daloka dialect (spoken in Daloka and El Aheimar villages)

References

  1. ^ Ngile at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024) Closed access icon