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- Nubian languages, group of languages spoken in Sudan and southern Egypt, chiefly along the banks of the Nile River (where Nobiin and Kenzi [Kenuzi] are spoken) but also in enclaves in the Nuba Hills of southern Sudan (Hill Nubian) and in Darfur (where Birked [Birgid] and Midob [ Midobi] are spoken).
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Nubian languages, group of languages spoken in Sudan and southern Egypt, chiefly along the banks of the Nile River (where Nobiin and Kenzi [Kenuzi] are spoken) but also in enclaves in the Nuba Hills of southern Sudan (Hill Nubian) and in Darfur (where Birked [Birgid] and Midob [Midobi] are spoken).
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- Afro-Asiatic Languages Spoken in Sudan
- Nilo-Saharan Languages Spoken in Sudan
- Nubian Languages Spoken in Sudan
- Niger-Congo Languages Spoken in Sudan
- English and Swahili
Arabic: The Official Language Of Sudan
Sudan's Constitution gives Arabic official status, and it is the dominant tongue in the African country. The language is used mainly in one dialect namely the Sudanese Arabic. This dialect is classified in the Afro-Asiatic family, and it is different from Egyptian Arabic. Sudanese Arabic shares similarities with Hejazi Arabic. There are notable differences in the Arabic spoken in Sudan by region. In Southern Sudan for example, a variant called Juba Arabic is more common. Over time, Sudanese A...
Beja
Two other languages in the Afro-Asiatic family are spoken in Sudan. The Beja language, also named Bedawi, boasts about 2 million speakers. The language is native to the Beja community who inhabit the Red Sea's western coast.
Hausa
The other language is Hausa which is spoken by a western community of about 80,000 inhabitants. The Tigre language, dominant in Eritrea, also has some speakers in Sudan.
The Nilo-Saharan family has the largest number of native languages in Sudan. This group of languages is spread from the south up to the southern parts of Khartoum.
The Nubian languages are spoken in Nubian communities living in Sudan. The Nobiin language has the most speakers in this family, and it is commonly used in northern Sudan. Most of the nobiin-speaking people also speak Sudanese Arabic. Another Nubian language in Sudan is the Midob language used by the Midob communities who have settled in North Darf...
The Niger-Congo group use languages also spoken in neighboring countries. The Zande language is mostly used in western Sudan being spoken by the Zande communities also present in Congo as well as the Central African Republic. The Kordofanian languages constitute six language families used in the Nuba Mountains of the Kurdufan region of Sudan. Langu...
English has official status in South Sudan, and it is recognized as the lingua franca in regions where Sudanese Creole Arabic is not spoken. There are also plans to introduce Swahili in South Sudan in an attempt to ease the integration of the nation in the East African Community.
- Joyce Chepkemoi
Modern Nubians speak Nubian languages, Eastern Sudanic languages that is part of the Nilo-Saharan family. The Old Nubian language is attested from the 8th century, and is the oldest recorded language of Africa outside of the Afroasiatic family.
Included among Nilo-Saharan languages are Masalit in North Darfur; various Nubian dialects of Northern Sudan; and Jieng ( Dinka) and Naadh (Nuer) in Southern Sudan. [1] Many other languages are spoken by a few thousand or even a few hundred people. [1]
Several Nuba languages are in the Nilo-Saharan language family. Over one hundred languages are spoken in the area and are considered Nuba languages, although many of the Nuba also speak Sudanese Arabic, the common language of Sudan. Culture
In 2016, the Nubian homelands are once again threatened by the planned construction of further dams in Sudanese Nubia. The Nubian Languages and Culture Project is assisting with safeguarding the intangible heritage and endangered languages of this ancient land, people and culture.
Nubians traditionally lived in the Nile valley in southern Egypt and northern Sudan. They are characterised by having retained their own languages – Kenzi, Nobiin and Dongolawi – in an Arabic-speaking environment throughout the last centuries. Language boundaries go along with ethnic groups.
