JLE ISO 639-3
Ngile
A language of Sudan
- ISO 639
- jle
- Alternate Names
- Angire, Arra, Daloka, Darra, Masakin, Mesakin, Taloka
- Population
- 11,700 (Stevenson 1984). , including Dagik [dec] speakers.
- Location:
- South Kordofan state: Mesakin hills. Masakin and Togosilu villages (Masakin Tuwal dialect); Daloka and El Aheimar villages (Daloka dialect).
- Language Status
- 6b* (Threatened).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Kordofanian, Talodi, Talodi Proper, Ngile-Dengebu
- Dialects
- Daloka (Taloka), Masakin Tuwal.
- Language Development
- Literature.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Ngile
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn], limited usage.
- Other Comments
- Masakin Tuwal call their language Arra; Dagik [dec] call it Agosilu; Daloka called Angire by Masakin Tuwal.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: South Kordofan state: Mesakin hills. Masakin and Togosilu villages (Masakin Tuwal dialect); Daloka and El Aheimar villages (Daloka dialect).
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