Native to Egypt Native speakers 50,000 (2014) Glottolog kenu1243 | Region Nile River ISO 639-3 xnz | |
Language family Nilo-Saharan?
Eastern Sudanic
Astaboran
Nubian
Kenzi | ||
Kenzi (Kenuzi), also known as 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. The two have historically been considered two varieties of one language. More recent research recognizes them as distinct languages without a "particularly close genetic relationship." 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.
References
Kenzi language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA