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|name=Kenzi |
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|nativename=Mattokki |
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|states=[[Egypt]] |
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|region=[[Nile River]] |
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|speakers=50,000 |
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|date=2014 |
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|ref=e18 |
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|familycolor=Nilo-Saharan |
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|fam2=[[Eastern Sudanic languages|Eastern Sudanic]] |
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|fam3=[[Astaboran languages|Astaboran]] |
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|fam4=[[Nubian languages|Nubian]] |
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|iso3=xnz |
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|glotto=kenu1236 |
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|glottorefname=Kenuzi-Dongola |
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'''Kenzi''', also known as Kenuzi or Mattokki, is a [[Nubian language]] of [[Egypt]]. It is spoken north of [[Mahas]] in Egypt. |
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It is closely related to [[Dongolawi language|Dongolawi or Andaandi]], a Nubian Language of [[Sudan]] and both have historically widely been considered two varieties of one language. More recent research recognises them as distinct languages without a "particularly close genetic relationship."<ref>Bechhaus-Gerst, Marianne. ''The (Hi)story of Nobiin — 1000 Years of Language Change''. Peter Lang, 2011, p. 22.</ref> 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<ref name="Abdel-Hafiz 1988">{{cite book |last=Abdel-Hafiz |first1=Ahmed Sokarno |url=http://www.sfu.ca/~gerdts/teaching/Abdel-HafizNubian.pdf |format=PDF |title=A Reference Grammar of Kunuz Nubian |location=Buffalo |publisher=State University of New York |year=1988 |accessdate=2015-05-02 }}</ref>. |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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{{Eastern Sudanic languages}} |
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[[Category:Nubian languages]] |
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[[Category:Languages of Egypt]] |
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Revision as of 21:40, 5 May 2015
| Kenzi | |
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| Mattokki | |
| Native to | Egypt |
| Region | Nile River |
Native speakers | 50,000 (2014)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xnz |
| Glottolog | kenu1236 |
| ELP | Kenuzi |
Kenzi, also known as Kenuzi 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 and both have historically widely been considered two varieties of one language. More recent research recognises them as distinct languages without a "particularly close genetic relationship."[2] 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[3].
References
- ^ Kenzi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ 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.
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