Daju, Dar Daju | Ethnologue

A language of Chad

ISO 639: djc
Alternate Names: Dadjo, Dadju, Dajo, Dajou, Daju, Daju Mongo, Daju Oum Hadjer, Saaronge
Autonym: Dajiŋge
Population: 60,000 (2020 A. Aviles).
Location:: Batha region: south border; Guéra region: Guéra department, Mongo subprefecture, Eref and Mongo area.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Core, Eastern Sudanic, Southern (n languages), Daju, Western Daju
Dialects: Bardangal, Eref, Gadjira. Not inherently intelligible with Dar Sila Daju [dau]. Lexical similarity: 64% with Dar Sila Daju [dau].
Language Use: Many also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu], including all adult males. Used as L2 by Kujarge [vkj], Sinyar [sys], Zerenkel [zrn].
Language Development: Grammar. Bible portions: 2008–2021.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Daju, Dar Daju
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Muslim.

Location: Batha region: south border; Guéra region: Guéra department, Mongo subprefecture, Eref and Mongo area.