Danagla

Mahdyyia leader Muhammad Ahmed (1843–1885), a Dongolawi[1] born on Labab Island near Dongola.

The Danagla (Arabic: الدناقلة, "People of Dongola") are a Nubian tribe in northern Sudan[2][3] primarily settling between the third Nile cataract and al Dabbah. Along with Kenzi, Fadicca, Halfawi, Sikot, and Mahas, they form a significant part of the Nubians.[4][5] They traditionally speak the Nubian Dongolawi or Andaandi language, which in the 19th century was still spoken as far south as Korti and probably even further upstream.[6] Today it is threatened by complete replacement by Arabic as it is only spoken among parts of the population, especially the elders, although there are a lot of initiatives to revive it among the young generations.[7] Due to this some modern scholars count the Danagla to the Nubians instead of the Sudanese Arabs, although many Danagla consider themselves to be a branch of the Arab Ja'alin tribe, who claim to descend from Abbas.[8][9]

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  2. ^ Adebanwi, Wale; Orock, Rogers (2021-05-24). Elites and the Politics of Accountability in Africa. University of Michigan Press. p. 396. ISBN 978-0-472-05481-7. Dangala (Arab tribe)
  3. ^ Wai, Dunstan M. (1981). The African-Arab Conflict in the Sudan. Africana Publishing Company. p. 228. ISBN 978-0-8419-0631-0. Dangala Arabs
  4. ^ Khogali, Mustafa M. (1991). "The Migration of the Danagla to Port Sudan: A Case Study on the Impact of Migration on the Change of Identity". GeoJournal. 25 (1): 63–71. doi:10.1007/BF00179772. JSTOR 41145258. S2CID 153646409. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Sudan" (PDF). Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  6. ^ Gerhards 2023, p. 138–141, 147.
  7. ^ "Glottolog 4.6 - Dongola". glottolog.org. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  8. ^ Adams 1977, pp. 560–562.
  9. ^ Bjokelo 2003, p. 7.