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Languages of Sudan

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Languages, writing systems and language context

السودان
COUNTRY LANGUAGE PROFILE
العربية
Arabic
Text direction: RTL

Arabic and English have national-government roles in Sudan's constitutional language framework, while Sudan's Indigenous languages are recognized as national languages and may receive official working status at subnational level.

2
Core languages shown
Country-level reference set
Arabic
First listed core language
Not a speaker-share estimate
2
Writing systems represented
Across the core language set
Mixed
Primary text direction
Additional directions noted below

Language Overview

ArabicEnglish

Read the Characters

Arabic · 28 characters

Arabic · 28 characters
ا
a
ب
b
ت
t
ث
th
ج
j
ح
ḥ
خ
kh
د
d
ذ
dh
ر
r
ز
z
س
s
ش
sh
ص
ṣ
ض
ḍ
ط
ṭ
ظ
ẓ
ع
ʿ
غ
gh
ف
f
ق
q
ك
k
ل
l
م
m
ن
n
ه
h
و
w
ي
y

How to Read the Language Landscape

PolicyLegal and administrative language status may differ between national and subnational government.
Everyday useA language can be socially dominant without being the only language used at home, school, work or in media.
Community diversityIndigenous, minority, migrant and sign languages can remain important even when they are not part of a short national headline list.

Frequently Asked Questions

What languages are used in Sudan?

Arabic and English have national-government roles in Sudan's constitutional language framework, while Sudan's Indigenous languages are recognized as national languages and may receive official working status at subnational level.

What writing systems are used in Sudan?

The represented writing system is Arabic, Latin and the primary direction shown is Mixed.

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Sources & methodology

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Sudan Ministry of Justice: Constitution language provisions

Official Ministry of Justice legal source. Article 8 recognizes Indigenous Sudanese languages as national languages and identifies Arabic and English for national-government business.

Unicode CLDR: Country/Region Names

Localized country display-name reference. CLDR names are customary UI/display names, not claims about a state’s full constitutional long-form name.

Unicode: Supported Scripts

Reference for the writing-system/script families represented in the character component.

Unicode: Writing Direction and Bidirectional Text

Reference for left-to-right and right-to-left script direction and bidirectional text behavior.

Unicode Character Database: NamesList

Reference for Unicode character names used as small readout labels under selected character samples; these labels are not presented as a complete transliteration standard.