Nyala language (Sudan)
| Daju, Dar Fur | |
|---|---|
| Bekke | |
| Native to | Sudan |
| Region | West Darfur, South Darfur, South Kordofan |
| Ethnicity | Dar Fur Daju |
Native speakers | 110,000 (2022)[1] |
| Dialects |
|
| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | daj |
| Glottolog | darf1239 |
Nyala, also known as Dar Fur, Darfur Daju, Daju Darfur, Beke, Dagu, Daju Ferne and Fininga, is an
Nyala, the capital of South Darfur province by the Dar Fur Daju people
. There are two divergent dialects: Nyala and Lagowa.
The Lagowa dialect of South Kordofan is spoken in Dar el Kabira, Jebel Miheila, Lagawa, Nyukri, Silecce, Tamanyik, and Warina area villages (Ethnologue, 22nd edition).
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | voiceless | p | t
|
c | k | |
| voiced | b | d
|
ɟ | ɡ | ||
| implosive | ɓ | ɗ | ʄ | |||
| Fricative | (f) | s | ʃ | h | ||
| Nasal | m | n
|
ɲ | ŋ | ||
| Trill | r
|
|||||
| Approximant | w | l
|
j | |||
- /p/ can also be realized as [f]
- /r/ can be heard as a trill [r] or a flap [ɾ] in free variation.
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Mid | e | ə | o |
| Open | a |
References
- ^ Daju, Dar Fur at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024)
- ^ Thelwall, Robin (1981). Lexicostatistical subgrouping and lexical reconstruction of the Daju group. In T. Schadeberg and L. Bender (eds.), Nilo-Saharan: Dordrecht: Dordrecht/Cinnaminson: Foris. pp. 167–184.
- ^ Thelwall, Robin E.W. (1981). The Daju Language Group. Systematic Phonetics, Lexicostatistics and Lexical Reconstruction. School of Humanities of the New University of Ulster. pp. 22–40.
