Sudanese Arabic refers to the varieties of Arabic spoken mainly in Sudan, and also in South Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Chad and Egypt. About 37 million people speak it as a first language, and another 11 million speak it as a second language.
Sudanese Arabic is also known as the Sudanese dialect, Colloquial Sudanese or Common Sudanese. The most widely-spoken variety is known as Central Sudanese Arabic, Central Urban Sudanese Arabic, Sudanese Standard Arabic or Khartoum Arabic.
Arabic was orginally brought to Sudan and nearby areas by Arabs migrating there in the 7th century AD. Since then, it has developed into a distinct variety of Arabic, with influences from other languages spoken in the area, such as Nubian, Beja and Fur. In the 16th and 17th centuries, Arabic became the official language of the Darfur and Sennar Sultanates, which emerged during that time. Most of the written Arabic from that time is similar to Classical Arabic, however some had distinctive Sudanese elements.
Sudanese Arabic is used on social media, in poetry, and on TV and in films. Elsewhere, such as in formal writing and on news channels, Modern Standard Arabic is generally used.
Download an alphabet chart for Sudanese Arabic (Excel)
أنا محمد أيمن. أنا واحد من الكتيرين إلى حرب من بيوتهم في أسودان لما الحرب في أبريل إسنا الفات. ما رجعت السودان من وقتها، و هسي أنا في المنفى في مصر. لما الحرب قامت، كنت محبوس في بيتي لمدة خمستاشر يوم، بسبب كل القتال الحاصل.
Anā Muḥammad Ayman. Anā waḥid min il-katīrīn illi harabū min buyūthum fī as-Sūdān lammā al-ḥarb gāmit fī Abrīl is-sana il fāta. Mā rajƹt as-Sūdān min wagtahā, w hassa anā fī il-manfa fī Maṣr. Lammā al-ḥarb gāmit, kunt maḥbūs fī betī limuddit xamastašr yom, bisabab kull il-gitāl il-ḥāṣil.
I am Muḥammad Ayman. I am one of many who fled my home in Sudan when the war erupted in April last year. I haven't been back to Sudan since then, now I am in exile in Egypt. When the war broke out, I was stuck in my house for fifteen days, as a result of all the fighting.
Some information provided by Michael Peter Füstumum
Information about Sudanese Arabic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_Arabic
https://industryarabic.com/sudanese-arabic/
https://www.sil.org/resources/search/language/apd
Learn Sudanese Arabic with Talk in Arabic
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