Ngile, also known as Daloka, Taloka, Darra, Masakin, Mesakin, is a Niger–Congo unwritten language in the Talodi family spoken in the southern Nuba Mountains in the south of Sudan. It is 80% lexically similar with Dengebu, which is also spoken by the Mesakin people.

Dialects

Dialects are (Ethnologue, 22nd edition):

  • Masakin Tuwal dialect (spoken in Masakin and Togosilu villages)
  • Daloka dialect (spoken in Daloka and El Aheimar villages)

References

  1. ^ Ngile at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024) Closed access icon


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