Sudanese Arabic
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16,000,000
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Bedawiyet
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951,000
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Nuer
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740,000
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Fur
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500.000
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Southwestern Dinka
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450,000
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Bari
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420,000
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Zande
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350,000
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Northeastern Dinka
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320,000
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Nobiin
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295,000
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South central Dinka
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250,000
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Southeastern Dinka
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250,000
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Kenuzi-Dongola
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180.000
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Shilluk
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175,000
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Otuho
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135,000
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Jur Modo
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100,000
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Toposa
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100,000
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There are at least 140 languages spoken in Sudan, and it is not
uncommon for one person to be able to use several. In Northern Sudan
there has been a religiously inspired effort to standardize on a dialect of
Arabic . There are 55 languages with more than 10,000 speakers and less
than 100,000. The major languages are
Bari
There are at least 190
languages spoken in
California. About 58%
of Californians,
according to the US
Census,speak only
English. 28% of
Californians speak
Spanish or a Spanish
Creole instead of or in
addition to English.
Other languages
include Cantonese and
Mandarin Chinese,
Tagalog, Vietnamese,
Korean, Armenian,
Japanese, German and
Persian.
Basically two languages in California with 10 minor languages. Advantage: California.
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