Dair
Facts
- Language: Dair
- Alternate names: Daier, Thaminyi
- Language code: drb
- Language family:
Nubian, West-Central Nubian, Central Nubian, Kordofan Nubian, Eastern Kordofan Nubian
- Number of speakers: 1000
- Vulnerability: Threatened [Read more...]
- Script: Latin script
More information:
Introduction
Dair is a Nilo-Saharan language spoken in Northern Sudan, west and south parts of Jebel Dair, Kordofan.
The verb
Tense identifiers are placed between the verb root and the personal endings.
Sample verb nel- 'to see'.
Present (no tense identifier)
| Sg.1 | nel-é |
| Sg.2 | nel-ón |
| Sg.3 | nel-ún |
| Pl.1 | nel-ó |
| Pl.2 | nel-uún |
| Pl.3 | nel-aún |
Past (b- identifier)
| Sg.1 | nele-b-é |
| Sg.2 | nele-b-ón |
| etc. |
Future (ser- identifier)
| Sg.1 | nel-ser-é |
| Sg.2 | nel-ser-ón |
| etc. |