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Also known as Dinka language

lingua

Key facts

Native to
South Sudan
Ethnicity
Dinka
Native speakers
4.2 million (2017)
Language family
Nilo-Saharan ? Eastern Sudanic Southern Eastern Nilotic Western Dinka–Nuer Dinka
Writing system
Latin
Official language in
South Sudan
Iso 639 2
din
Iso 639 3
din – inclusive code, Individual codes:, dip – Northeastern (Padang), diw – Northwestern (Ruweng), dib – South Central (Gok, Agar, Ciec, and Aliab), dks – Southeastern: (Bor, Nyarweng, Hol, Twi), dik – Southwestern (Rek & Twic)
Glottolog
dink1262

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
modern language
Subclass of
Nilotic
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number of speakers, writers, or signers
1365900
writing system
Latin script
Wikimedia language code
din
native label
Jieng
topic's main category
Category:Dinka language
P10369
whisky
indigenous to
East Africa
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