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The '''Didinga language''' (’Di’dinga) is an [[Eastern Sudanic languages|Eastern Sudanic language]] spoken by the [[Cuhudum people|Chukudum]] and [[Loudo people|Lowudo]] peoples of the [[Didinga Hills]] of [[South Sudan]]. It is classified as a member of the southwest branch [[Surmic languages]] (Fleming 1983). Its nearest relative is [[Narim language|Narim]]. |
The '''Didinga language''' (’Di’dinga) is an [[Eastern Sudanic languages|Eastern Sudanic language]] spoken by the [[Cuhudum people|Chukudum]] and [[Loudo people|Lowudo]] peoples of the [[Didinga Hills]] of [[South Sudan]]. It is classified as a member of the southwest branch [[Surmic languages]] (Fleming 1983). Its nearest relative is [[Narim language|Narim]]. |
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The [[New Testament]] in the Didinga language was dedicated in March 2018.{{cn|date=May 2019}} |
The [[New Testament]] in the Didinga language was dedicated in March 2018.{{cn|date=May 2019}}<ref>https://find.bible/bibles/DIDWBT/</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 19:00, 4 March 2021
| Didinga | |
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| Lango | |
| Native to | South Sudan |
| Region | Didinga Hills |
| Ethnicity | Didinga (Chukudum, Lowudo) |
Native speakers | 60,000 (2007)[1] |
Nilo-Saharan?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | did |
| Glottolog | didi1258 |
The Didinga language (’Di’dinga) is an Eastern Sudanic language spoken by the Chukudum and Lowudo peoples of the Didinga Hills of South Sudan. It is classified as a member of the southwest branch Surmic languages (Fleming 1983). Its nearest relative is Narim.
The New Testament in the Didinga language was dedicated in March 2018.[citation needed][2]
References
- ^ Didinga at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ https://find.bible/bibles/DIDWBT/
Relevant literature
- De Jong, N., 2001. The ideophone in Didinga. Typological studies in language 44, pp.121-138.
- Fleming, Harold. 1983. "Surmic etymologies," in Nilotic Studies: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Languages and History of the Nilotic Peoples, Rainer Vossen and Marianne Bechhaus-Gerst, 524–555. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.
- Odden, David. 1983. Aspects of Didinga phonology and morphology. Nilo-Saharan language studies, pp.148-176.
External links
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