Kenzi language

Kenzi
Kenzi
Mattokki
Native to	Egypt
Region	Nile River
Native speakers	50,000 (2014)
Language family	Nilo-Saharan? Eastern Sudanic Astaboran Nubian Kenzi; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	xnz
Glottolog	kenu1243
ELP	Kenuzi

Kenzi, also known as Kenuzi, Kunuz, or Mattokki, is a Nubian language of Egypt. It is spoken north of Mahas in Egypt. It is closely related to Dongolawi or Andaandi, a Nubian Language of Sudan.^[2] The two have historically been considered two varieties of one language. More recent research recognizes them as distinct languages without a "particularly close genetic relationship."^[3] With population displacement due to the Aswan High Dam there are communities of speakers in Lower Egypt. Recent linguistic research on the Kenzi language has been conducted by Ahmed Sokarno Abdel-Hafiz.^[4]

Kenzi is currently a threatened language that has about 50,000 native speakers worldwide.^[5] Most of the Kenzi speaking people live in the city of Kom Ombo in the Aswan Governorate of Egypt.^[6]

External links[]

Learning the Nubian Language (Mattokki) Series on Youtube - Lesson 1 (in Arabic).

References[]

^ Kenzi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ Massenbach, Gertrud von. "Wörterbuch des nubischen Kunuzi-Dialektes," Mitteilungen des Seminars für orientalische Sprachen, Berlin, 1933, III, pp. 99-227.
^ Bechhaus-Gerst, Marianne. The (Hi)story of Nobiin — 1000 Years of Language Change. Peter Lang, 2011, p. 22.
^ Abdel-Hafiz, Ahmed Sokarno (1988). A Reference Grammar of Kunuz Nubian (PDF). Buffalo: State University of New York. Retrieved 2015-05-02.
^ "Did you know Kenuzi is threatened?". Endangered Languages. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
^ "The Nubian language". shazlyasmail.tripod.com. Retrieved 2021-02-19.

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[e18-1] Kenzi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[2] Massenbach, Gertrud von. "Wörterbuch des nubischen Kunuzi-Dialektes," Mitteilungen des Seminars für orientalische Sprachen, Berlin, 1933, III, pp. 99-227.

[3] Bechhaus-Gerst, Marianne. The (Hi)story of Nobiin — 1000 Years of Language Change. Peter Lang, 2011, p. 22.

[Abdel-Hafiz_1988-4] Abdel-Hafiz, Ahmed Sokarno (1988). A Reference Grammar of Kunuz Nubian (PDF). Buffalo: State University of New York. Retrieved 2015-05-02.

[:0-5] "Did you know Kenuzi is threatened?". Endangered Languages. Retrieved 2021-02-19.

[6] "The Nubian language". shazlyasmail.tripod.com. Retrieved 2021-02-19.

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