Dinka, South Central

DIB

educational

Alternate Names: Agar, Central Dinka

Dialects: Agar, Aliap (Aker, Aliab, Thany), Ciec (Ador, Ajak, Chiech, Cic, Ciem, Kwac), Gok (Cok, Gauk). Gok dialect is influenced by Southwestern Dinka ,. Lexical similarity: 90% with Southeastern Dinka ,. A member of macrolanguage Dinka ,.

Genealogy:

Nilo-Saharan
Eastern Sudanic
Nilotic
Western
Dinka-Nuer
Dinka

Demographics: 250000

Language Use: All domains. All ages. Positive attitudes. Used as L2 by Reel [atu].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 50%. Taught in primary schools. Bible portions: 1866–2011.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: South Sudan