Region Anglo-Egyptian Sudan Language family Arabic-based pidgin Glottolog earl1245 | Era 1870–1920 ISO 639-3 None (mis) | |
Bimbashi Arabic ("soldier Arabic", or Mongallese) was a pidgin of Arabic which developed among military troops in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, and was popular from 1870 to 1920 CE. Bimbashi later branched and developed into three languages: Turku in Chad, Ki-Nubi in Kenya and Uganda, and Juba Arabic in South Sudan.
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Bimbashi Arabic Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA