Languages of Sudan

73 languages of the index are spoken in Sudan; 2 have official status (Arabic and English). The country has about 40.5 m inhabitants (2017).

73 languages40 endangered or dormantAfricaISO SD / SDN

Official languages

araArabicAfroasiatic · 315.4 mSafe engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · International

All languages spoken in Sudan

Language	ISO	Family	Countries	Speakers	Vitality
engEnglish	`eng`	Indo-European	+93	1.13 bn	0 · International
araArabicاللُّغَة العَرَبِيّة	`ara`	Afroasiatic	+36	315.4 m	Safe
msaMalayBahasa Melayu	`msa`	Austronesian	+15	77 m
apdSudanese Arabic	`apd`	—		31.9 m	3 · Wider Communication
amhAmharicአማርኛ	`amh`	Afroasiatic	+2	25 m	1 · National
kauKanurikanuri	`kau`	Nilo-Saharan	+3	15 m
shuChadian Arabicلهجة تشادية	`shu`	—	+4	2.6 m	3 · Wider Communication
bejBeja	`bej`	Afroasiatic		1.2 m	5 · Developing
tigTigreትግሬ	`tig`	Afroasiatic		800,000	4 · Educational
fvrFur	`fvr`	Nilo-Saharan		746,000	5 · Developing
fiaNobiin	`fia`	Nilo-Saharan		669,000	6b · Threatened
wtiBerta	`wti`	Nilo-Saharan		367,000	4 · Educational
zagZaghawa	`zag`	Nilo-Saharan		274,000	6a · Vigorous
gukGumuz	`guk`	—		219,000	4 · Educational
xomKomo	`xom`	Nilo-Saharan		18,530	6a · Vigorous
yulYulu	`yul`	Nilo-Saharan		13,000	6b · Threatened
zneZande	`zne`	Niger–Congo	+2		5 · Developing
lafLafofa	`laf`	—			6b · Threatened
mlsMasalit	`mls`	Nilo-Saharan			6a · Vigorous
aczAcheron	`acz`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
bytBerti	`byt`	—			10 · Extinct
hbnHeiban	`hbn`	—			7 · Shifting
lmdLumun	`lmd`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
dglDongolawi	`dgl`	Nilo-Saharan			6b · Threatened
glyGule	`gly`	Nilo-Saharan			9 · Dormant
sohSillok	`soh`	Nilo-Saharan			8a · Moribund
lroLaro	`lro`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
kcrKatla	`kcr`	—			6b · Threatened
fujFungor	`fuj`	Niger–Congo			6b · Threatened
meiMidob	`mei`	Nilo-Saharan			6a · Vigorous
tagTagoi	`tag`	Niger–Congo			6b · Threatened
tmsTima	`tms`	—			8a · Moribund
uduUduk	`udu`	Nilo-Saharan			5 · Developing
kecKeiga	`kec`	Niger–Congo			7 · Shifting
lofLogol	`lof`	Niger–Congo			8a · Moribund
morMoro	`mor`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
rasTegali	`ras`	Niger–Congo			6b · Threatened
shwShwai	`shw`	Niger–Congo			6b · Threatened
tazTocho	`taz`	Niger–Congo			6b · Threatened
wrnWerni	`wrn`	Niger–Congo			6b · Threatened
brkBirgid	`brk`	Nilo-Saharan			10 · Extinct
tmaTama	`tma`	—			6a · Vigorous
nyiNyimang	`nyi`	—			5 · Developing
tbiIngessana	`tbi`	Nilo-Saharan			6a · Vigorous
idrIndri	`idr`	Niger–Congo			8a · Moribund
otrOtoro	`otr`	Niger–Congo			6b · Threatened
jleNgile	`jle`	—			6b · Threatened
tloTalodi	`tlo`	Niger–Congo			8b · Nearly Extinct
krsKresh	`krs`	Nilo-Saharan			5 · Developing
zmoMolo	`zmo`	Nilo-Saharan			8b · Nearly Extinct
bdiBurun	`bdi`	Nilo-Saharan			5 · Developing
kduKadaru	`kdu`	Nilo-Saharan			7 · Shifting
kkoKarko	`kko`	Nilo-Saharan			7 · Shifting
eliNding	`eli`	Niger–Congo			6b · Threatened
gzaGanza	`gza`	Mao			6a · Vigorous
kcpKanga	`kcp`	Niger–Congo			6b · Threatened
xelKelo	`xel`	Nilo-Saharan			8b · Nearly Extinct
kgoKrongo	`kgo`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
drbDair	`drb`	Nilo-Saharan			8a · Moribund
kcmTar Gula	`kcm`	Nilo-Saharan			6a · Vigorous
aftAfitti	`aft`	—			6b · Threatened
tbrTumtum	`tbr`	Niger–Congo			6b · Threatened
dilDilling	`dil`	Nilo-Saharan			8a · Moribund
elhEl Hugeirat	`elh`	Nilo-Saharan			8a · Moribund
shjShatt	`shj`	Nilo-Saharan			6b · Threatened
dauSila language (Chad)	`dau`	Nilo-Saharan			6a · Vigorous
teyTulishi	`tey`	Niger–Congo			6b · Threatened
bygBeigo	`byg`	Nilo-Saharan			9 · Dormant
kegTese	`keg`	—			6b · Threatened
tieTingal	`tie`	Niger–Congo			Definitely endangered
liuLogorik	`liu`	Nilo-Saharan			6b · Threatened
teqTemein	`teq`	Nilo-Saharan			6b · Threatened
wllWali language	`wll`	Nilo-Saharan			6a · Vigorous

73 languages · click a column to sort · source: Wikidata