Andaandi | Ethnologue

A language of Sudan

ISO 639: dgl
Alternate Names: Danaagla, Danaqla, Dongola, Dongola Nubian, Dongolawi, Dongolawi Nubian, Dongolese
Autonym: Andaandi
Population: 70,000 (2014 M. Jaeger).
Location:: Northern state: Dongola district; north boundary is Burgeg.
Language Status: 6b* (Threatened).
Classification: Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Core, Eastern Sudanic, Northern (k languages), Nubian, Central, Dongolawi
Dialects: Reportedly similar to Mattokki dialect of Kenzi [xnz].
Language Use: Also use Sudanese Spoken Arabic [apd], with many shifting.
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar. Revitalization efforts mainly involve cultural events using the Andaandi language organized by the Dongola Association For Nubian Culture and Heritage, which also offers some literacy courses. The University of Africa in Khartoum has joined them in this effort (Jaeger 2008). Agency: Dongola Association For Nubian Culture and Heritage.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Andaandi
Writing: Arabic script, Naskh variant [Arab]. Coptic script [Copt], Old Nubian variant. Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Muslim.

Location: Northern state: Dongola district; north boundary is Burgeg.