MEI ISO 639-3
Midob
A language of Sudan
- ISO 639
- mei
- Alternate Names
- Meidob, Meidob Nubian, Midobi, Tid, Tid-N-Aal, Tidda
- Population
- 85,000 (2017).
- Location:
- Khartoum state: scattered throughout, and Omdurman district, Gezirat Aba island; White Nile state; North Darfur state: Mellit district, Malha area.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Core, Eastern Sudanic, Northern (k languages), Nubian, Western
- 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
- OLAC resources in and about Midob
- Writing
- Unwritten [Qaax].
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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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