Beigo
Encyclopedia
Beigo is an extinct
East Sudanic language once spoken in Sudan
by the Baygo tribe, numbering some 850 in the late twentieth century. Similar to Daju
of Darfur
indeed it is classified as part of the Western Daju family of languages.
Extinct language
An extinct language is a language that no longer has any speakers., or that is no longer in current use. Extinct languages are sometimes contrasted with dead languages, which are still known and used in special contexts in written form, but not as ordinary spoken languages for everyday communication...
East Sudanic language once spoken in Sudan
Sudan
Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
by the Baygo tribe, numbering some 850 in the late twentieth century. Similar to Daju
Daju
The Daju People are a group of seven distinct ethnicities speaking related languages living on both sides of the Chad-Sudan border and in the Nuba Mountains...
of Darfur
Darfur
Darfur is a region in western Sudan. An independent sultanate for several hundred years, it was incorporated into Sudan by Anglo-Egyptian forces in 1916. The region is divided into three federal states: West Darfur, South Darfur, and North Darfur...
indeed it is classified as part of the Western Daju family of languages.