Midob

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ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Meidob, Meidob Nubian, Midobi, Tid, Tid-N-Aal, Tidda

Population

76,000 (2012 J. Leclerc).

Location

Khartoum state: scattered throughout, and Omdurman district, Gezirat Aba island; White Nile state; North Darfur state: Mellit district, Malha area.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Dialects

Shelkota (Shalkota), Kaageddi, Urrti (Uurti). Lexical similarity: 51% with Birgid [brk] (most similar).

Language Use

Used by all.

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar.

Language Resources

Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].