Nubi

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A language of Uganda

Location

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

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Kenya

Language NameNubi

User Population

21,300 in Kenya (2019 census), based on ethnicity.

Location

Nairobi; Mombasa.

Alternate Names

Ki-Nubi, Kinubi, Rutan Nubi

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Language Use

Home, social gatherings. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Some also use English [eng]. Also use Swahili [swh], for out-group communication.

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 40%.

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.

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