Dinkaic languages
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Dinkaic languages are a subgroup of Western Nilotic languages spoken primarily by the Dinka people of South Sudan and neighboring regions.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western Nilotic languages subgroup
ⓘ
language subgroup ⓘ |
| arealClassification | Sudanic belt languages ⓘ |
| arealFeature |
contact with Surmic and other neighboring language groups
ⓘ
contact with other Nilotic languages ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticAssociation | Dinka–Nuer cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
East Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nile basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Dinka–Nuer cluster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dinka–Nuer group NERFINISHED ⓘ Dinka–Nuer languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Atuot language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dinka language NERFINISHED ⓘ Nuer language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Atuot dialects
ⓘ
Dinka dialect cluster ⓘ Nuer dialect cluster ⓘ |
| higherClassification | Nilo-Saharan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISOClassification | group of several distinct languages ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Nilotic languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Nilotic languages ⓘ |
| linguisticBranch | Western Nilotic branch ⓘ |
| region |
Sudd region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Nile region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relevance | important for reconstruction of Western Nilotic proto-language ⓘ |
| researchField | Nilotic linguistics ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Dinka people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
South Sudan
ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ neighboring regions of South Sudan ⓘ |
| status | major indigenous language group of South Sudan ⓘ |
| studiedIn | African linguistics ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Nilo-Saharan languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nilotic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Nilotic languages ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
advanced tongue root vowel harmony
ⓘ
rich vowel inventory ⓘ subject–verb–object basic word order ⓘ tone languages ⓘ vowel length distinctions ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Atuot ethnic group
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dinka ethnic group NERFINISHED ⓘ Nuer ethnic group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily communication
ⓘ
oral literature ⓘ traditional songs and rituals ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin script (for many varieties) ⓘ |
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