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Arabic, Sudanese Spoken
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A language of
Sudan
Location
Widespread.
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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.
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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.
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Egypt
Language Name
Arabic, Sudanese Spoken
User Population
1,810,000 in Egypt (2019).
Language Status
6a* (Vigorous).
Language Use
Used as L2 by Sa’idi Spoken Arabic [aec].
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Eritrea
Language Name
Arabic, Sudanese Spoken
Location
Anseba and Gash-Barka regions: possibly Asmara and other urban communities.
Alternate Names
Arabi
Language Status
6a* (Vigorous).
Language Use
Used as L2 by Tigré [tig].
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Ethiopia
Language Name
Arabic, Sudanese Spoken
Location
Benishangul-Gumuz region: Assosa.
Alternate Names
Dārijīya
Language Status
3 (Wider communication).
Language Use
Used by all. Used as L2 by Berta [wti], Daatsʼíin [dtn], Gumuz [guk], Nuer [nus], Opo [lgn], Seze [sze].
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Germany
Language Name
Arabic, Sudanese Spoken
User Population
7,610 in Germany (2020 census), based on nationality.
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Libya
Language Name
Arabic, Sudanese Spoken
User Population
305,000 in Libya (2020).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Norway
Language Name
Arabic, Sudanese Spoken
User Population
6,350 in Norway (2021 census), based on nationality.
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Oman
Language Name
Arabic, Sudanese Spoken
User Population
19,700 in Oman (2020).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Qatar
Language Name
Arabic, Sudanese Spoken
User Population
57,000 in Qatar (2019).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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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.
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South Sudan
Language Name
Arabic, Sudanese Spoken
User Population
345,000 in South Sudan (2021 Joshua Project), increasing, based on ethnicity.
Location
Widespread.
Alternate Names
Arabi, Khartoum Arabic, Sudanese Arabic
Language Status
3 (Wider communication). De facto language of national identity. Used as a lingua franca in northern South Sudan and now widely spoken by hundreds of thousands of South Sudanese arriving from the North following South Sudan’s independence.
Language Use
All domains except written. Used by all. Used as L2 by Bongo [bot], Feroge [fer], Gbaya [krs], Indri [idr], Mangayat [myj], Njalgulgule [njl], Yulu [yul].
Language Development
Taught as subject in primary and secondary schools informally.
Other Comments
The situation of this language is currently very fluid (2011).
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Sweden
Language Name
Arabic, Sudanese Spoken
User Population
2,410 in Sweden (2020 census), based on nationality.
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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United Arab Emirates
Language Name
Arabic, Sudanese Spoken
User Population
79,000 in United Arab Emirates (2020).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Yemen
Language Name
Arabic, Sudanese Spoken
User Population
391,000 in Yemen (2020).
Language Status
Unestablished.
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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