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English to Nobiin translation

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English to Nobiin: the words people look up most

Hello

Sallam

/sah-LAHM/

Thank you

Shukran

/shook-RAHN/

Yes

Awa

/AH-wah/

No

Immen

/EEM-men/

How are you?

Nog tirikon?

/nohg tee-ree-KON/

My name is Amara

Ai iren Amara

/eye EE-ren a-MA-ra/

Water

Essi

/ES-see/

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English to Nobiin: everyday phrases

Common phrases from the Nobiin course, each with a respelling — capitals mark the stressed syllable.

  • HelloSallam
    Hello/sah-LAHM/
  • Thank youShukran
    Thank you/shook-RAHN/
  • YesAwa
    Yes/AH-wah/
  • NoImmen
    No/EEM-men/
  • GoodMiskin
    Good/MEES-keen/
  • WaterEssi
    Water/ES-see/
  • HouseEi
    House/EY-ee/
  • FriendKhalil
    Friend/kha-LEEL/
  • What is your name?Iren min?
    What is your name?/EE-ren MEEN/
  • My name is AmaraAi iren Amara
    My name is Amara/eye EE-ren a-MA-ra/
  • How are you?Nog tirikon?
    How are you?/nohg tee-ree-KON/
  • I am fineAi miskin
    I am fine/eye MEES-keen/
  • BreadEsh
    Bread/ESH/
  • FishAman
    Fish/AH-mahn/
  • ChildDod
    Child/DOHD/
  • ManId
    Man/EED/
  • OneWer
    One/WEHR/
  • TwoUwo
    Two/OO-woh/
  • ThreeTosko
    Three/TOS-koh/
  • FourKemsi
    Four/KEM-see/
  • FiveDijji
    Five/DEE-jee/
  • How much is it?Min tir?
    How much is it?/meen TEER/
  • MarketSuq
    Market/SOOK/
  • WaterEssi
    Water/ES-see/
  • MoneyFudda
    Money/FOOD-dah/

What to know before you translate

About Nobiin

Northern Sudan along the Nile, and southern Egypt around Aswan and Kom Ombo — roughly 500,000 to 1 million. Writing system: Latin and Arabic scripts today; historically its own Old Nubian alphabet.

  • It is a Nile-Nubian language, not Bantu and not Semitic, so its vocabulary looks unrelated to Arabic or Swahili despite the neighbours.
  • Old Nubian was written in a Greek-derived alphabet with extra letters borrowed from Coptic and Meroitic — surviving manuscripts date from around the 8th century.
  • Vowel length changes meaning, so a short and a long vowel can be two different words.
  • Word order puts the verb last, and grammar is marked by endings added to nouns and verbs rather than by prepositions.

How accurate is it?

Translations are produced by an AI model, so treat long or legal text as a draft and check it with a speaker. Short everyday sentences — greetings, directions, family talk — are where it is strongest, and the pronunciation guide is written for English readers. Lesson audio is AI pronunciation audio, not a recording of a native speaker.

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