Feature: What Was the Language Used in the Nile Valley Before the Adaptation to Arabic?
Presenter: Isra Sati
Delivered: Dubai on June 23, 2024
In this afikra feature, Isra Sati examines how the languages of Old Nubian and Arabic have shaped the linguistic landscape of the Nile Valley. The presentation also touches on the ongoing challenges faced by Nubian language preservation in the face of increasing Arabic dominance.
Sources & Future References
Read, Write, and Count in Nubian: ⲅⲉⲣⲓ, ⲫⲁ̄ⲓ̈, ⲟ̄ⲙⲓⲣ! by Taras Press — Kickstarter
Sidarus, A.Y., 2013. From Coptic to Arabic in the Christian literature of Egypt (7th–11th centuries). Coptica, 12, pp.35-56.
Khalil, N., A brief description of the Nobiin language and history.
Ochała, G., 2016, July. Multilingualism of Christian Nubia: a case study of the monastery of Ghazali (Wadi Abu Dom, Sudan). In Proceedings of the 27th International Congress of Papyrology, Warsaw (Vol. 29, pp. 1265-1283).
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