Ngile language
| Ngile | |
|---|---|
| Daloka | |
| Native to | Sudan |
| Region | South Kordofan |
| Ethnicity | Mesakin |
Native speakers | 39,000 (2024) |
| Latin (limited use) | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | jle |
| Glottolog | ngil1242 |
| ELP | Ngile |
Ngile is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
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.