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ISO 639-3 · onwonw
Nilo-Saharan family · extinct or historical language

Old Nubian

Old Nubian is an extinct or historical language of the Nile Nubian branch (Nilo-Saharan). Wikidata describes it as “ancient variety of the Nubian language”.

At a glance
ISO 639-3
onw
Glottocode
oldn1245
Wikipedia
20 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
—countries
1scripts
5levels in the tree
—UNESCO level

Facts

NameOld Nubian
Also calledOld Nubian alphabet, Old Nubian language
Written inCoptic alphabet
Kindextinct or historical language

Vitality

Wikidata has no EGIDS or UNESCO rating for Old Nubian yet.

family tree

From Nilo-Saharan to Old Nubian

The branches above Old Nubian, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.