Dinka, Northwestern

DIW

vigorous

Dialects: Alor, Ngok-Kordofan, Pan Aru, Ruweng. Lexical similarity: 88% with Southwestern Dinka , and Southeastern Dinka ,, 84% with South Central Dinka ,. A member of macrolanguage Dinka ,.

Genealogy:

Nilo-Saharan
Eastern Sudanic
Nilotic
Western
Dinka-Nuer
Dinka

Demographics: 80,000 (1986).

Language Use: All domains. All ages.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: South Sudan