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The Datooga language is a Nilotic language or actually a dialect cluster of the Southern group. It is spoken by the Datooga people of the Great Rift Valley of Tanzania. The name is variously spelled Datog Tatoga or Tatog. The Sukuma name Taturu is also sometimes used in English; the Swahili name Mang’ati comes from Maasai where it means enemy. However it is not considered offensive to the Datooga as there is a degree of pride in being the historic enemy of the Maasai.