Bimbashi Arabic | |
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Mongallese | |
Region | Anglo-Egyptian Sudan |
Era | 1870–1920 |
Arabic-based
pidgin | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | None (mis ) |
Glottolog |
earl1245 |
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. [1] Bimbashi later branched and developed into three languages: Turku (and its modern descendant Bongor Arabic) in Chad, Ki-Nubi in Kenya and Uganda, and Juba Arabic in South Sudan. [2]
Bimbashi Arabic | |
---|---|
Mongallese | |
Region | Anglo-Egyptian Sudan |
Era | 1870–1920 |
Arabic-based
pidgin | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | None (mis ) |
Glottolog |
earl1245 |
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. [1] Bimbashi later branched and developed into three languages: Turku (and its modern descendant Bongor Arabic) in Chad, Ki-Nubi in Kenya and Uganda, and Juba Arabic in South Sudan. [2]