Sudanese Arabic
Sudanese Arabic Course
About Sudanese Arabic
The Sudanese dialect is an Arabic dialect used in the northern part of Sudan and in most of the center of the country and to a less degree in the south of the country. The Sudanese dialect is close to the Hijazi dialect.
Pronunciation of letters in the Sudanese dialect:
The letter ق pronounced sometimes like the letter, ج, this pronunciation is common in several Arab countries, and some time they pronounce ق closer to the letter غ. The letter س pronounced closer to the letter ز, the letter ذ utter similar to the pronunciation of the Egyptians ز, the letter ث sometimes pronounced like ص.
The Sudanese dialect borrows some words from the Nubian languages, and is also used throughout Sudan. The Sudanese dialect is one of the largest Arabic dialects currently spoken and spoken in several neighboring countries. It is spoken in western Eritrea, eastern Chad, Central Africa and southern Sudan.
It is considered a link between the people from above countries, and is known among non-Arab groups in the South as the Juba dialect or Juba Arabs. The Sudanese dialect is one of the largest Arabic dialects currently spoken and spoken in several neighboring countries. He speaks in western Eritrea, eastern Chad, Central Africa and southern Sudan.
Comical features of the Sudanese dialect
One of the most comical features of the Sudanese dialect is to have a funny nicknames for certain items such as car models, mobile phones, fashion and gold jeweler. For example, they calls a luxury car model “Laila Alawi” (an Egyptian good looking actress) for the similarity between the shape of the actress face and the front of the car in the bulge of the cheeks and a metaphor for beauty, and on another car they call the title “Save your money” a metaphor for the stability of its value
Sudanese women call the fashions of clothes and goldsmiths the names of the famous events that keep pace with the emergence of fashion, for example, one of the fashions of gold bracelets named “The push of Canada” a metaphor for a famous brawl occurred at the airport of Ottawa, Canada between two celebrities, and there are costumes named 9/11 and Naivasha, and mobiles named after the names of celebrities Like Silva Kerr and others.
Click language
There is also the click sound effects in the Sudanese vernacular, meaning that there are some quick responses with a quick sound from the mouth similar to the pronunciation of the letter quickly Shin This means rejection or the word [no], and in contrast there is a small pop Between the tongue and the roof of the mouth means the word [Yes], and there is a phonetic simulation accompanying speech, as a person talking for example about his ways to the door, to say: banged the door [Ko Ko Ko]. Simulating knocking sound. It also includes these sound effects, for example, that someone comes to you quickly and tells you (Jitk fast Frrrrrr or Jitk villi), and also said (Bardlab annexation of the epidemic and Lam signed) a metaphor for the fall and etc. These sound effects are often surprised by the guests and visitors of Sudan.
About the Sudanese dialect course
The course is aimed at intermediate students and is designed to enable learners to communicate in spoken Sudanese Arabic within a wide range of everyday situations using the four skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. Emphasis is placed on the learner’s ability to speak and listen.
Days/Time:
TBD
Duration:
Five consecutive classes per term. Lessons take place once a week and last two hours each. This gives a total of 10 hours tuition.
Course tuition:
$500
Textbook:
See below
Instructor: A Ph.D instructor, TBD.
Quorum Requirement:
One student.
Meeting place:
Online
Textbook for the Sudanese Arabic