Nubi
A language of Uganda
| Population | 26,100 in Uganda (2002 census). Population total all countries: 36,220. |
| Region | Bombo, 50 km north of Kampala, Arua, elsewhere. Also in Kenya, United States. |
| Alternate names | Ki-Nubi, Kinubi |
| Dialects | Conflicting reports of intelligibility with Sudanese Creole Arabic [pga]. 90% of the lexicon comes from Arabic. |
| Classification | Creole, Arabic based |
| Language development | Grammar. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Traders. Muslim. |
Also spoken in:
Kenya
| Language name | Nubi |
| Population | 10,000 in Kenya. 3,000 to 6,000 in Kibera. |
| Region | Kibera, outside Nairobi. |
| Alternate names | Ki-Nubi, Kinubi |
| Language use | GIDS 6. Home, social gatherings. All ages. Positive attitude. Use Kiswahili [swh] for out-group communications. 30% also use English. Stable diglossia. Non-Nubi wives of Nubi men are expected to learn Nubi. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 40%. |
| Comments | Settled in Kenya by the British. A minority being assimilated. Muslim. |
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