Dair
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Fact corner
- Language: Dair
- Alternate names: Daier, Thaminyi
- SIL-code: Ethnologue:drb
- Language family: Nilo-Saharan, Eastern Sudanic, Eastern, Nubian, Central, Hill, Unclassified
- Number of speakers: 1,000
- Script: Latin script
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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. | |