Nobiin

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Northern state: Wadi Halfa district, Burgeg to Wadi Halfa; possibly east of Khartoum city, New Halfa area.

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Egypt

Language NameNobiin

User Population

402,000 in Egypt (2019).

Location

Aswan governorate: Kom Ombo area; shares area with Mattokki [xnz]; scattered in cities.

Alternate Names

Fadicca, Fadicha, Fadija, Fedicca, Fedija, Fiadidja, Fiadidja-Mahas, Fiyadikkya, Mahas, Mahas-Fiadidja, Sukot

Dialects

Fiyadikka.

Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Language Use

Shifting to Egyptian Spoken Arabic [arz]. Shifting to Sa’idi Spoken Arabic [aec].

Other Comments

Non-indigenous. The language is the central feature of Nubian identity. Spoken by the Fedicca in Egypt and the Mahas in Sudan. Muslim.