DIW ISO 639-3
Dinka, Northwestern
Thuɔŋjäŋ Autonym
A language of South Sudan
- ISO 639
- diw
- Autonym
- Thuɔŋjäŋ
- Population
- 93,000 (2017).
- Location:
- Unity state: Abiemnhom and Pariang counties; into Abyei area.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Core, Eastern Sudanic, Southern (n languages), Nilotic, Western, Dinka-Nuer, Dinka
- Dialects
- Alor, Ngok-Kordofan, Pan Aru, Ruweng. Lexical similarity: 88% with Southwestern Dinka [dik] and Southeastern Dinka [dks], 84% with South Central Dinka [dib]. A member of macrolanguage Dinka [din].
- Language Use
- All domains. Used by all.
- Language Development
- Dictionary. Grammar.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Dinka, Northwestern
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Unity state: Abiemnhom and Pariang counties; into Abyei area.
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