Digil
E206752
Digil is a major dialect cluster of the Somali language spoken primarily by the Digil-Mirifle (Rahanweyn) communities in southern Somalia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Digil canonical | 2 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dialect cluster
ⓘ
variety of Somali language ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicGroup |
Rahanweyn (Digil-Mirifle)
ⓘ
surface form:
Digil-Mirifle
Rahanweyn ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Maay ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Northern Somali ⓘ |
| country | Somalia ⓘ |
| hasDialectClusterStatus | major dialect cluster of Somali ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
distinct phonology from Standard Somali
ⓘ
distinct vocabulary from Standard Somali ⓘ mutual intelligibility limitations with Northern Somali ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Cushitic languages ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Afroasiatic languages ⓘ |
| languageSubbranch |
Cushitic
ⓘ
surface form:
Lowland East Cushitic languages
|
| region |
Bakool region
ⓘ
Bay region ⓘ Lower Juba region ⓘ Lower Shabelle region ⓘ Middle Juba region ⓘ South West State of Somalia ⓘ
surface form:
Southwest State of Somalia
|
| sociolinguisticRole | language of Digil-Mirifle communities ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Digil-Mirifle communities
ⓘ
Rahanweyn communities ⓘ |
| spokenIn | Somalia ⓘ |
| spokenPrimarilyIn | southern Somalia ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf |
Somali
ⓘ
surface form:
Somali language
|
| usedIn |
local administration in southern Somalia
ⓘ
oral tradition of Rahanweyn communities ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Somali Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.