Andaandi

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A language of Sudan

ISO 639-3
dgl
Alternate Names
Dongola, Dongolawi, Dongolawi Nubian, Dongolese
Population

180,000 (1996).

Location

North, Dongola district; north boundary with Nobiin [fia] language area is Burgeg.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Nilo-Saharan, Eastern Sudanic, Eastern, Nubian, Central, Dongolawi
Dialects

Similar to Kenzi [xnz].

Language Use

Shifting to Sudanese Spoken Arabic [apd]. Also use Sudanese Spoken Arabic [apd].

Language Development
Bible portions: 1912.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Andaandi
Writing
Arabic script. Coptic script, Old Nubian variant. Latin script.
Other Comments

Ethnonym: Danaagla or Dongola Nubian.