DAU ISO 639-3
Daju, Dar Sila
A language of Chad
- ISO 639
- dau
- Alternate Names
- Bokorike, Bokoruge, Dadjo, Dajou, Daju, Dar Sila, Shila, Sila, Sula
- Population
- 63,100 in Chad (2000). Total users in all countries: 70,100.
- Location:
- Salamat region: Barh Azoum department, camps of internally displaced people; Sila region: Goz-Beïda area and east to Sudan border.
- Language Status
- 6a* (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Core, Eastern Sudanic, Southern (n languages), Daju, Western Daju
- Dialects
- None known. Not inherently intelligible with Dar Daju Daju [djc]. Lexical similarity: 74% with Daju [daj] of Darfur (Nyala and Lagowa), 60% with Shatt [shj], 57% with Logorik [liu].
- Language Use
- Also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu].
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Daju, Dar Sila
- Writing
- Unwritten [Qaax].
- Other Comments
- Muslim.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- West Darfur state: Habilla district.
- Dialects
- Mongo, Sila.
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened) View other languages of Sudan
Language Name
Daju, Dar Sila
User Population
7,000 in Sudan (2009 T. Alaki).
Map
Location: Salamat region: Barh Azoum department, camps of internally displaced people; Sila region: Goz-Beïda area and east to Sudan border.
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