Birgid language
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Birgid is an extinct
Nubian language that was spoken in western Sudan
. Thelwall mentions his last contact to old speakers of Birgid in 1972.
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...
Nubian language that was spoken in western 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...
. Thelwall mentions his last contact to old speakers of Birgid in 1972.