Didinga
Didinga is a Surmic language spoken in Uganda and South Sudan.
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The Didinga language (’Di’dinga) is a Surmic language spoken by the Chukudum and Lowudo peoples of the Didinga Hills of South 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.
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Words in Didinga
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | sar* | |
| eye | kebereC* | |
| ear | itat* | |
| nose | uNeC* | |
| tooth | 5igitat* | |
| tongue | axat* | |
| hand | asit* | |
| blood | biyi* | |
| bone | emen* | |
| skin | ruCenit* | |
| knee | kusun* | |
| breast | kyesit* | |
| liver | lomorokoC* | |
| water | mam* | |
| fire | gwo* | |
| sun | kor* | |
| star | mu5aC* | |
| stone | be* | |
| mountain | mur* | |
| tree | ket* | |
| leaf | boloxinit* | |
| night | balin* | |
| dog | usur* | |
| fish | ulugoC* | |
| louse | i5atit* | |
| one | kodei* | |
| two | rama* | |
| I | nana* | |
| you | nina* | |
| we | naga* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- TennetSurmic54% alike
- NarimSurmic53% alike
- MurleSurmic42% alike
- Kacipo-BalesiSurmic40% alike
- Tirma-ChaiSurmic19% alike
- Me'enSurmic19% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
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