Dongolawi
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Dongolawi is a Nubian language spoken primarily along the Nile in northern Sudan, known for its role in preserving the cultural and linguistic heritage of the Nubian people.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Sudanic language
ⓘ
Nubian language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Andaandi
ⓘ
Dongola ⓘ
surface form:
Dongola Nubian
|
| closelyRelatedTo | Kenuzi-Dongola ⓘ |
| country | Sudan ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Nubians ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | agglutinative ⓘ |
| hasPhonology |
contrastive vowel length
ⓘ
tonal distinctions ⓘ |
| hasSpeakers |
Nubians
ⓘ
surface form:
Nubian people
|
| hasTypology | SOV word order ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Nubian languages ⓘ |
| region | Nubia ⓘ |
| role |
preservation of Nubian cultural heritage
ⓘ
preservation of Nubian linguistic heritage ⓘ |
| spokenAlong |
Nile
ⓘ
surface form:
Nile River
|
| spokenIn |
Sudan
ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ
surface form:
northern Sudan
|
| subclassOf | Nilo-Saharan language ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
language revitalization efforts
ⓘ
linguistic documentation projects ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday communication in Nubian communities
ⓘ
folklore ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Arabic script
ⓘ
Latin alphabet ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|