Dinka language
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The Dinka language is a Western Nilotic language spoken primarily by the Dinka people of South Sudan, known for its complex system of tones and vowel lengths.
Aliases (1)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nilo-Saharan language
→
Nilotic language → Western Nilotic language → language → |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Atuot language
→
Nuer language → |
| glottologCode |
dink1262
→
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Thuongjang
→
Thuɔŋjäŋ → |
| hasDialect |
Agar Dinka
→
Borghol Dinka → Malual Dinka → Northeastern Dinka → Padang Dinka → Rek Dinka → South Central Dinka → Southwestern Dinka → Twic Dinka → |
| hasFeature |
advanced tongue root vowel contrast
→
complex tone system → noun number marking → phonemic vowel length → rich vowel inventory → subject–verb–object word order → tonal language → verbal aspect marking → |
| hasPhonologicalContrast |
breathy voice vowels
→
falling tone → high tone → low tone → modal voice vowels → rising tone → |
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin script
→
|
| ISO639-3Code |
din
→
|
| isOfficialLanguageOf |
some states of South Sudan
→
|
| languageFamily |
Nilo-Saharan
→
Nilotic → Western Nilotic → |
| region |
Bahr el Ghazal
→
Jonglei → Upper Nile → |
| spokenBy |
Dinka people
→
|
| spokenIn |
South Sudan
→
Sudan → |
| usedFor |
education in South Sudan
→
radio broadcasting in South Sudan → religious practice → |
| writingSystemBasedOn |
English alphabet
→
|
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Nuer language
→
|
closelyRelatedTo |
|
Dinka language
("Northeastern Dinka")
→
|
hasDialect |
|
Eastern Sudanic languages
→
|
hasNotableLanguage |
|
Nilo-Saharan phylum
→
|
includesLanguage |
|
Sudanese Arabic
→
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influencedBy |