Dagik | Ethnologue

A language of Sudan

ISO 639: dec
Alternate Names: Dagig, Dharuwa, Duwa, Masakin Dagig, Ruwa, Thakik, “Masakin” (pej.), “Masakin Gusar” (pej.)
Autonym: Dhaduwa
Population: 61,000 (2017).
Location:: South Kordofan state: Mesakin hills, Buram, Kamlela, Reikha, Taballa, and Tosari villages.
Language Status: 5 (Developing).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Kordofanian, Talodi, Talodi Proper, Ngile-Dengebu
Dialects: Arreme, Adobu, Tosari. Lexical similarity: 74% with Ngile [jle] (most similar).
Language Use: Used by all. Also use Sudanese Spoken Arabic [apd].
Language Development: Orthography available and literacy materials in use among urban diaspora speakers. Literature. Grammar.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Dagik
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: South Kordofan state: Mesakin hills, Buram, Kamlela, Reikha, Taballa, and Tosari villages.