Didinga | Ethnologue

A language of South Sudan

ISO 639: did
Alternate Names: ’Di’dinga, Lango, Toi, Xaroxa
Autonym: Dĩdĩnga
Population: 100,000 (2017).
Location:: Eastern Equatoria state: Budi county, Chukudum area; Didinga hills.
Language Status: 5 (Developing). Recognized language (2011, Transitional Constitution, Article 6(1)).
Classification: Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Core, Eastern Sudanic, Southern (n languages), Surmic, South, Southwest, Didinga-Murle, Didinga-Longarim
Dialects: None known. Ethnic groups: Chukudum and Lowudo. Slight differences in speech between Chukudum and Lowudo, apparently mainly phonetic. Lexical similarity: 83% with Narim [loh], 71% with Murle [mur].
Language Use: All domains. Used by all. Positive attitudes.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 33%. Taught in primary schools. Literature. NT: 2017.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Didinga
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Different from Lango [lno] which is related to Otuho [lot].

Location: Eastern Equatoria state: Budi county, Chukudum area; Didinga hills.