Daju (Dar Fur)

WALS coordinates: 12° 15′ N, 25° 15′ E

spoken in Sudan

Alternative Names

Ethnologue:
Ruhlen:
  • Nyala,
  • Lagawa
Routledge:
  • Nyala
Other:
  • Daju, Dar Fur dialect,
  • Dar Fur Daju
ISO 639-3:

Features

Feature Value References
Phonology
Consonant Inventories Average
Vowel Quality Inventories Average (5-6)
Consonant-Vowel Ratio Average
Voicing in Plosives and Fricatives In plosives alone
Voicing and Gaps in Plosive Systems None missing in /p t k b d g/
Uvular Consonants Uvular continuants only
Glottalized Consonants Implosives only
Lateral Consonants /l/, no obstruent laterals
Front Rounded Vowels None
Syllable Structure Moderately complex
Tone No tones
Absence of Common Consonants All present
Presence of Uncommon Consonants None