Daju Mongo, also Wadai Daju or Dar Daju Daju, 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 Sila language). It is spoken in Chad by the Dar Daju Daju people near the Darfur border. There are three dialects, Bardangal, Eref, and Gadjira.

Daju Dar Daju
Daju Mongo
Native toChad
RegionBatha (Mongo)
Native speakers
60,000 (2020)[1]
Dialects
  • Bardangal
  • Eref
  • Gadjira
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3djc
Glottologdard1243

Phonology

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Consonants

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Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar/
Glottal
Plosive voiceless p t c k
voiced b d ɟ ɡ
prenasal ᵐb ⁿd ᶮɟ ᵑɡ
implosive ɓ ɗ ʄ
Fricative voiceless s (h)
voiced (z)
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ
Tap ɾ
Approximant w l j
  • Sounds /z h/ are only heard among Arabic loanwords.
  • /s/ can be heard as [ʃ] when in the environment of palatal consonants, or before front vowels.

Vowels

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Front Central Back
Close i u
Mid e o
Open a
  • Sounds /e, o/ can be heard as [ɛ, ɔ] when in closed syllables.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Daju Dar Daju at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)  
  2. ^ Aviles, Arthur J. (2008). The phonology and morphology of the Dar Daju Daju language. University of North Dakota.