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| Kadaru | |
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| Kodhin | |
| Native to | Sudan |
| Region | Nuba Mountains |
| Ethnicity | Kadaru |
Native speakers | 25,000 (2013)[1] |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kdu |
| Glottolog | kada1282 |
| ELP | Kadaru |
 Kadaru is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Kadaru (also Kadaro, Kadero, Kaderu, Kodhin, Kodhinniai, Kodoro, Tamya) is a Hill Nubian language spoken in the northern Nuba Mountains in the south of Sudan.[2] It is spoken by around 25,000 people in the Jibaal as-Sitta (Mountains of the Six)[3] hills, between Dilling and Delami. Kordofan Nubian is a cluster of dialects also called Ajang Language with names of dialects varying according to specific clans.[3] According to Ajang people, they all belong to one language group and although some sounds and words might have changed with time, they can understand each other quite well.[4] It is closely related to Ghulfan, with which it forms the Kadaru-Ghulfan subgroup of Hill Nubian.
In the Middle Ages, the Nubian language was used as lingua franca of the Sudan and was used in writing, commerce and by the government.[5] According to Ali Obeid Birema, Kadero should be considered as a diminishing language caused by the influence of Arabic and the ever-decreasing number of speakers.[5]
- ^ Kadaru at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023)
- ^ Alamin, Suzan (2014). "Noun Phrase Constructions in Nubian Languages: A Comparative Study". Dotawo: A Journal of Nubian Studies. 1: 203–220. doi:10.2307/jj.2353970.12.
- ^ a b Alaki, Thomas Kuku; Norton, Russell (2015). "Kadaru-Kurtala Phonemes". Dotawo: A Journal of Nubian Studies. 2: 215–230. doi:10.2307/jj.2354007.12.
- ^ Jabr el Dar, Khaliifa (2006). Abu-Manga (ed.). Insights into Nilo-Saharan Language, History and Culture. pp. 183–198.
- ^ a b Birema, Ali Obeid (2006) “The Deviation of The Nubian Language of Kadero into Sudanese Colloquial Arabic”. In Abu-Manga, Gilley and Storch (eds.) Insights into Nilo-Saharan Language, History and Culture. Cologne. Pp. 85 - 100.
