group of related languages scattered across the Nuba Hills of central Sudan (Sudan, The) (including Lagowa, Liguri, and Shatt), western Sudan (including Bego, Geneina, Daju of Darfur 【also called Nyala】, and Nyalgulgule), and eastern Chad (including Dar Sila and Dar Daju). The Daju languages are classified in the Eastern Sudanic (Eastern Sudanic languages) group of the Nilo-Saharan language family.