ATLAS OF LANGUAGE

Africa · ISO 639-3 kzh · Glottocode kenu1236

Kenuzi-Dongola

The sealed source record lists Kenuzi-Dongola in the Nubian family, with shifting status and Arabic as its likely script.

Language family
Nubian
Likely script
Arabic (Arab)
Source status
shifting
Macroarea
Africa
Source country codes
EG · SD
Reference point
21.284, 31.899

Open research question

Which sources can determine speaker numbers, multilingualism, and changes in transmission for Kenuzi-Dongola more precisely and over time?

This question is an assignment for later subject and community-proximate source review, not a claim about a uniform cultural worldview.

Scholarly boundary

The map point is a Glottolog reference point, not a language-area boundary. The script field is a likely Unicode CLDR assignment, not a complete history of orthography. Information on endangerment and countries follows the linked source data and does not replace current local assessment.