Dar Sila Daju
Dar Sila Daju is a Dajuic language spoken in Sudan and Chad. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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The Sila language, also known as Dar Sila, Dar Sila Daju, Bokor, Bokorike, Bokoruge, Dadjo, Dajou, Daju, and Sula, is an Eastern Sudanic language, one of three closely related languages in the area called "Daju" (the other two being the Nyala language and the Daju Mongo language). It is spoken in Chad near the Darfur border, with migration into Sudan. There are two dialects, Sila proper and Mongo, the latter not to be confused with Daju Mongo.
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Words in Dar Sila Daju
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | beke* | |
| name | aNge* | |
| eye | oNo5Te* | |
| ear | unde* | |
| nose | mone* | |
| tooth | 5irte* | |
| tongue | 5irbe* | |
| hand | ande* | |
| blood | tamuke* | |
| bone | korgomne* | |
| skin | mie* | |
| knee | siminde* | |
| breast | 5idige* | |
| liver | miTin* | |
| water | uNge* | |
| fire | mase* | |
| sun | roNe* | |
| star | padawa* | |
| stone | Na5Te* | |
| mountain | 5a5Te* | |
| tree | ette* | |
| night | wide* | |
| dog | ise* | |
| fish | asiTe* | |
| louse | tuNgurTe* | |
| one | uNun* | |
| two | bidak* | |
| I | yanaNga* | |
| we | koska* | |
| drink | wura* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- Dar Daju DajuDajuic52% alike
- Dar Fur DajuDajuic51% alike
- NjalgulguleDajuic40% alike
- ShattDajuic25% alike
- LogorikDajuic24% alike
- ChavacanoIndo-European10% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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