Nubi

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A language of Uganda

ISO 639-3
kcn
Alternate Names
Ki-Nubi, Kinubi
Autonym
Rutan Nubi
User 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.

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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 Alur [alz], Aringa [luc], Kakwa [keo], Kuku [ukv], Lugbara [lgg], Ma’di [mhi].

Language Development

Grammar. Texts.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Nubi
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Came from (South) Sudan and originally settled in Entebbe, then moved to the newly created barrack town of Bombo, but have now dispersed. Muslim.

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