Alternate Names: Khartoum Arabic, Sudanese Arabic
Dialects: Ja’ali, Khartoum, North Kordofan Arabic, Shukri, Western Sudanese. Western Sudan Spoken Arabic and Khartoum Arabic dialects have little compatibility (Kaye 1988). A member of macrolanguage Arabic ,.
Status Notes: De facto national working language.Used as an L2 by all other language groups in Sudan.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 15,000,000 in Sudan (1991). Population now divided between Sudan and South Sudan. Population total all countries: 16,833,000. L2 users: Used as an L1 or L2 by over 29 million people in Sudan (2013 A. Persson).
Language Use: All domains except written. All ages. Positive attitudes. Used as L2 by Acheron [acz], Adamawa Fulfulde [fub], Afitti [aft], Aka [soh], Andaandi [dgl], Bedawiyet [bej], Dagik [dec], Dair [drb], Dar Fur Daju [daj], Dilling [dil], Domari [rmt], El Hugeirat [elh], Fur [fvr], Gaam [tbi], Gula [kcm], Heiban [hbn], Kanga [kcp], Karko [kko], Katcha-Kadugli-Miri [xtc], Keiga [kec], Koalib [kib], Krongo [kgo], Laro [lro], Logorik [liu], Lumun [lmd], Masalit [mls], Molo [zmo], Nobiin [fia], Otoro [otr], Shwai [shw], Tese [keg], Tulishi [tey], Yulu [yul], Zaghawa [zag].
Language Development: Radio programs. TV. Dictionary. NT: 1978.
Spoken In: Sudan
Writing System: Arabic, Latin
Nation of Origin: Sudan
Other Comments: Written form rarely used; Standard Arabic , used instead.