Birgid language

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Birgid
Murgi Birked
Native to Sudan
Region South Darfur
Extinct 1970s
Language codes
ISO 639-3 brk
Glottolog birk1242

Birgid (also known as Birked, Birguid, Birkit, Birqed, Kajjara, Murgi, Murgi Birked) is an extinct Nubian language that was spoken in western Sudan, north of the city of Nyala in South Darfur. Canadian linguist Thelwall mentions his last contact with elderly speakers of Birgid in 1972.

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