Nubi

A language of Uganda

ISO 639: kcn
Alternate Names: Ki-Nubi, Kinubi
Population: 28,800 in Uganda (2014 census), decreasing. Census based on tribal affiliation. Total users in all countries: 50,100.
Location:: Scattered. Arua, Bombo, Koboko, Kumi, Luwero, Ngora, and Yumbe districts: generally in larger population areas.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Creole, Arabic based
Dialects: None known. Conflicting reports of intelligibility with Juba Arabic [pga]. 90% of the lexicon comes from Arabic.
Language Use: Home. Some young people, all adults. Mixed attitudes, from positive to neutral, especially among youth. Most also use English [eng]. Most also use Ganda [lug]. Many also use Swahili [swh]. Used as L2 by Kuku [ukv].
Language Development: Grammar. Texts.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Nubi
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Came from Sudan and originally settled near Bombo town, but now have dispersed. Muslim.

Kenya

Location: Nairobi; Mombasa.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous)
Other Comments: Non-indigenous. Settled in Kenya by the British. A few being assimilated. Stable diglossia. Non-Nubi wives of Nubi men expected to learn Nubi. Muslim.

Location: Scattered. Arua, Bombo, Koboko, Kumi, Luwero, Ngora, and Yumbe districts: generally in larger population areas.