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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Sudan > Kenuzi-Dongola

Kenuzi-Dongola

A language of Sudan

ISO 639-3: kzh

Population  180,000 in Sudan (1996). Population total all countries: 1,045,000.
Region  North, Northern Province, mainly Dongola area. North boundary with Nobiin [fia] is Burgeg. Also in Egypt.
Language map  Sudan
Alternate names   Dongola-Kenuz, Dongolawi
Dialects  Dongola, Kenuzi (Kenuz, Kunuzi).
Classification  Nilo-Saharan, Eastern Sudanic, Eastern, Nubian, Central, Dongolawi
Language use  Also use Sudanese Arabic [apd].
Language development  Bible portions: 1912.
Writing system  Arabic script. Coptic script, Old Nubian. Latin script.

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Egypt

Language name   Kenuzi-Dongola
Population  865,000 in Egypt (2006).
Region  40% in Upper Nile valley, mainly at Kom Ombo; scattered in cities.
Language map  Egypt and Libya
Alternate names  Dongola-Kenuz, Dongolawi, Metoki, Nile Nubian
Dialects  Dongola, Kenuz (Kenuzi, Kunuzi, Kenzi).
Language use  The language is the central feature of Nubian identity. The ethnic group is larger in Egypt than Sudan, but many are now monolingual in Egyptian [arz] or Sa’idi Arabic [aec]. The shift to Arabic is expected to continue in cities.
Comments  Muslim.