Didinga | |
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Lango | |
Native to | South Sudan |
Region | Didinga Hills |
Ethnicity | Didinga (Chukudum, Lowudo) |
Native speakers | 100,000 (2017)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | did |
Glottolog | didi1258 |
The Didinga language (’Di’dinga) is a Surmic language spoken by the Chukudum and Lowudo peoples of the Didinga HillsofSouth Sudan. It is classified as a member of the southwest branch Surmic languages (Fleming 1983). Its nearest relative is Longarim.
The New Testament in the Didinga language was dedicated in March 2018.[2]
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Italics indicate extinct languages |
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