Keiga language
| Keiga | |
|---|---|
| Keiga-Timero | |
| Native to | Sudan |
| Region | South Kordofan |
| Ethnicity | Keiga |
Native speakers | (6,100 cited 1984) |
| Dialects |
|
| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kec |
| Glottolog | keig1242 |
| ELP | Keiga |
Keiga is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Keiga, Yega, or Deiga is a Nilo-Saharan language of the Kadu branch spoken in South Kordofan, Sudan. Dialects are Demik (Rofik) and Keiga proper (Aigang).
Keiga is a VSO language. Reh (1994) instead uses the name Deiga or Dayga, with a prefix d- instead of the place prefix k-.