Alternate Names: Inyimang, Nyima, Nyiman, Nyimang, Nyuwing
Dialects: Ama, Mandal (Male). 80% similarity between Ama and Mandal dialects. Lexical similarity: 59% with Afitti ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 70,000 (1982 SIL). Elderly and young children are monolingual.
Language Use: L1 widely used, even by children. All domains. All ages. Education is in Arabic [arb].
Language Development: Ama orthography and literacy materials developed. Grammar. Bible portions: 1950.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Sudan
Other Comments: Called Nyuwing by some Hill Nubian languages; people on the Mandal Hills (Sobay (Sud), Adlan, Bade, Kule, Wulal) used to speak the Kudur dialect of Dilling ,, but now only speak Ama.