Nyala language (Sudan)

Daju, Dar Fur
Bekke
Native toSudan
RegionWest Darfur, South Darfur, South Kordofan
Ethnicity Dar Fur Daju
Native speakers
110,000 (2022)[1]
Dialects
  • Nyala
  • Lagowa
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3daj
Glottologdarf1239

Nyala, also known as Dar Fur, Darfur Daju, Daju Darfur, Beke, Dagu, Daju Ferne and Fininga, is an Eastern Sudanic language of Sudan, one of three closely related languages in the area called "Daju" (the other two being the Daju Mongo language and the Sila language). It is spoken near Nyala, the capital of South Darfur province by the Dar Fur Daju people. There are two divergent dialects: Nyala and Lagowa.

The Lagowa dialect of South Kordofan is spoken in Dar el Kabira, Jebel Miheila, Lagawa, Nyukri, Silecce, Tamanyik, and Warina area villages (Ethnologue, 22nd edition).

  1. ^ Daju, Dar Fur at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024) Closed access icon