Niger-Congo
Chidigo, Kenya
Digo Di: Spirit of the Coast
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Speakers
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Language Overview
Digo, a Bantu language spoken by around 400,000 in Kenya and Tanzania.
Market Insights
Content includes local radio, storytelling, and Swahili media.
Cultural Context
Respect for elders and formal language are important. Dialectal variations exist.
Writing System and Typography
Latin script, left-to-right. Diacritics for tone.
Phonetics and Phonology
Distinct tonal patterns and nasal sounds, challenging for non-natives.
Grammatical Structure
Typically Subject-Object-Verb (SOV); tense contextually implied.
Media and Text Layout
Translations may expand by around 10-15% to capture terms.
Localization Challenges
Subtitle length is limited due to tonal qualities.
Technical Considerations
Encoding support limited for tonal diacritics.
Other information
Proverbs reflect coastal life and family values.
Our Human Voices
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