Mattokki

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A language of Egypt

ISO 639-3
xnz
Alternate Names
Kenuz, Kenuzi, Kenzi, Kunuz, Kunuz Nubian, Kunuzi
Autonym
Mattokki
User Population

50,000 (2014), decreasing.

Location

Al Wadi al Jadid governorate: scattered in various cities; Aswan governorate: Lake Nasser northern tip, and near Kom Ombo, 50 km north of Aswan city.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Core, Eastern Sudanic, Northern (k languages), Nubian, Central
Dialects

None known. Reportedly similar to Andaandi [dgl].

Language Use

Speaker population has declined since their resettlement from their homeland to the Kom Ombo area in 1963–1964. Shifting to Egyptian Spoken Arabic [arz]. Shifting to Sa’idi Spoken Arabic [aec].

Language Development

Grammar. Bible portions: 1912. There have been revitalization efforts by individual speakers at Nubian clubs (Jaeger 2008). More recently activities in the cities have been organized by the efforts of the the Centre of Nubian Culture and Kenzi Heritage. Agency: The Centre of Nubian Culture and Kenzi Heritage.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mattokki
Writing

Arabic script, Naskh variant [Arab]. Coptic script [Copt], Old Nubian variant. Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Muslim.