Nubi

KCN

vigorous

Alternate Names: Kinubi, Ki-Nubi

Dialects: None known. Conflicting reports of intelligibility with Sudanese Creole Arabic ,. 90% of the lexicon comes from Arabic.

Genealogy:

Creole
Arabic based

Demographics: 26,100 in Uganda (2002 census), decreasing. Population total all countries: 41,730.

Language Use: Home. Mostly adults. Positive to neutral attitudes, especially among youth.

Language Development: Grammar.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Uganda

Other Comments: Came from Sudan and originally settled near Bombo town, but now have dispersed. Muslim.