Didinga language

The Didinga language (’Di’dinga) is a Surmic language spoken by the Chukudum and Lowudo peoples of the Didinga Hills of South Sudan. It is classified as a member of the southwest branch Surmic languages (Fleming 1983). Its nearest relative is Longarim.

Didinga
Lango
Native to	South Sudan
Region	Didinga Hills
Ethnicity	Didinga (Chukudum, Lowudo)
Native speakers	100,000 (2017)[1]
Language family	Nilo-Saharan? Eastern Sudanic? Southern Eastern? Surmic South Southwest Didinga–Murle Didinga–Longarim Didinga
Language codes
ISO 639-3	did
Glottolog	didi1258

The New Testament in the Didinga language was dedicated in March 2018.^[2]