APD ISO 639-3
Arabic, Sudanese Spoken
Arabi, سوداني (sūdānī) Autonym
A language of Sudan
- ISO 639
- apd
- Alternate Names
- Khartoum Arabic, Sudanese Arabic
- Autonym
- Arabi, سوداني (sūdānī)
- Population
- 39,100,000 in Sudan, all users. L1 users: 30,100,000 in Sudan (2017). L2 users: 9,000,000 (2019). Total users in all countries: 42,320,360 (as L1: 33,320,360; as L2: 9,000,000).
- Location:
- Widespread.
- Language Status
- 3 (Wider communication). De facto language of national identity. Used as an L2 by all other language groups in Sudan.
- Classification
- Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic
- Dialects
- Khartoum, Western Sudanese, North Kordofan Arabic, Ja’ali, Shukri. Western Sudan Spoken Arabic and Khartoum Arabic dialects have little compatibility (Kaye 1988). A member of macrolanguage Arabic [ara].
- Language Use
- All domains except written. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Used as L2 by Acheron [acz], Adamawa Fulfulde [fub], Afitti [aft], Aka [soh], Andaandi [dgl], Baygo [byg], Bedawiyet [bej], Dagik [dec], Dair [drb], Dar Fur Daju [daj], Dilling [dil], El Hugeirat [elh], Fur [fvr], Gaam [tbi], Ghulfan [ghl], Gula [kcm], Gule [gly], Heiban [hbn], Kadaru [kdu], Kanga [kcp], Karko [kko], Katcha-Kadugli-Miri [xtc], Keiga [kec], Kelo [xel], Koalib [kib], Krongo [kgo], Laro [lro], Logol [lof], Logorik [liu], Lumun [lmd], Masalit [mls], Molo [zmo], Nding [eli], Nobiin [fia], Otoro [otr], Shwai [shw], Talodi [tlo], Tese [keg], Tima [tms], Torona [tqr], Tulishi [tey], Uduk [udu], Yulu [yul], Zaghawa [zag].
- Language Development
- Literature. Radio. TV. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1978.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Arabic, Sudanese Spoken
- Writing
- Arabic script, Naskh variant [Arab]. Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Written form rarely used; Standard Arabic [arb] used instead.
Also Spoken in
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of United Arab Emirates
Language Name
Arabic, Sudanese Spoken
User Population
79,000 in United Arab Emirates (2020).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Australia
Language Name
Arabic, Sudanese Spoken
User Population
38,600 in Australia (2016). Total Arabic speakers in Australia: 322,000 (2016 census).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Canada
Language Name
Arabic, Sudanese Spoken
User Population
7,690 in Canada (2016). Total Arabic speakers in Canada: 420,000 (2016 census).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Germany
Language Name
Arabic, Sudanese Spoken
User Population
7,610 in Germany (2020 census). , based on nationality.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Egypt
Language Name
Arabic, Sudanese Spoken
User Population
1,810,000 in Egypt (2019).
- Location
- Anseba and Gash-Barka regions: possibly Asmara and other urban communities.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Eritrea
Language Name
Arabic, Sudanese Spoken
- Location
- Sudan and South Sudan border area.
- Language Status
- 3 (Wider communication)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Ethiopia
Language Name
Arabic, Sudanese Spoken
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Libya
Language Name
Arabic, Sudanese Spoken
User Population
305,000 in Libya (2020).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Norway
Language Name
Arabic, Sudanese Spoken
User Population
6,350 in Norway (2021 census). , based on nationality.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Oman
Language Name
Arabic, Sudanese Spoken
User Population
19,700 in Oman (2020).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Qatar
Language Name
Arabic, Sudanese Spoken
User Population
57,000 in Qatar (2019).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Saudi Arabia
Language Name
Arabic, Sudanese Spoken
User Population
163,000 in Saudi Arabia (2018). , based on ethnicity.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Sweden
Language Name
Arabic, Sudanese Spoken
User Population
2,410 in Sweden (2020 census). , based on nationality.
- Location
- Widespread.
- Language Status
- 3 (Wider communication)
- Other Comments
- The situation of this language is currently very fluid (2011). View other languages of South Sudan
Language Name
Arabic, Sudanese Spoken
User Population
345,000 in South Sudan (2021 Joshua Project), increasing. , based on ethnicity.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Yemen
Language Name
Arabic, Sudanese Spoken
User Population
379,000 in Yemen (2018).
Map
Location: Widespread.
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