Also Known As:
Garko, Kithonirishe, Nubian (Hill), Ajang
Dialects & Varieties
- Tabaq
Stories
Language and Wellbeing
Language and Wellbeing
Attitudes and Identity
Attitudes and Identity
Submitted by
Esraa AlrasheedPublished on:
Recent Resources
This article provides information on grammar complexity as well as linguistic comparisons of Nubian
This link provides information on the linguistic settlement of the Nuba Mountains, language maps, cl
Categories of this bibliography include:
Pre-colonial history, Human geography and ethnographers, So
Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<8,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 4
Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.
4
Transmission
Transmission 2
Most adults in the community are speakers, but children generally are not.
2
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Amy Krell. 2012. "Rapid Appraisal Sociolinguistic Survey Among Ama, Karko, and Wali Language Groups." SIL. Online: http://www.sil.org/silesr/2012/silesr2012-023_ESR_357_final.pdf.
Bibliography of Locations:
Dimmendaal, Gerrit. 2011. ""Documenting Tabaq, a Hill Nubian Language of the Sudan, in Its Sociolinguistic Context" HRELP Abstract." Online: http://www.hrelp.org/grants/projects/index.php?projid=252.
Bibliography of Context:
Amy Krell. 2012. "Rapid Appraisal Sociolinguistic Survey Among Ama, Karko, and Wali Language Groups." SIL. Online: http://www.sil.org/silesr/2012/silesr2012-023_ESR_357_final.pdf.