Old Nubian > LINGUIST List Language Search
Name:
Old Nubian
Type:
Language
Code:
onw
Code Standard:
ISO 639-3
Documentation:
LINGUIST List
Families:
Nilo-Saharan
Parent Subgroup:
Northern Nubian; Northern; Northern Nuian (nnub)
Child Language:
Nobiin; Mahas-Fiadidja; Mahas-Fiyadikkya; Fiadidja-Mahas; Fadicca; Fadicha; Fedija; Fadija; Fiadidja; Fiyadikkya; Fedicca; Nile Nubian; Mahas; Sukot; Mahas-Fadidja; Nubi (fia)
Brief Description:
Old Nubian was the principal language of the Sudan and the southern part of Egypt during the Middle Ages. Old Nubian is written in
a modified form of the Greek uncial alphabet, with extra characters
taken from Coptic and Meroitic. Approximately half the material in the language is composed of Christian religious texts such as the Septuagint and the Greek New Testament. It is the direct ancestor of modern Nubian. 8th - 15th centuries AD.
Linguist List Status: Extinct
Endangerment Status
Linguist List Status: Extinct
Map of Old Nubian
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