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Birgid language

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Native to
  
Sudan

Extinct
  
1970s

Glottolog
  
birk1242

Region
  
west

ISO 639-3
  
brk

Language family
  
Nilo-Saharan? Eastern Sudanic Astaboran Nubian Birgid

Birgid (also known as Birked, Birguid, Birkit, Birqed, Kajjara, Murgi) is an extinct Nubian language that was spoken in western Sudan. Thelwall mentions his last contact to old speakers of Birgid in 1972.

References

Birgid language Wikipedia