One of the first collections of children’s books ever published in Nobiin, the most-spoken Nubian language in southern Egypt and northern Sudan, went to print in September. The books by three Nubian-Sudanese authors are written in the ancient alphabet used in Old Nubian manuscripts for centuries. The project is a collaboration with the independent publishing house Taras Press in London.
The collection consists of four illustrated books intended to introduce the Nubian alphabet, one of the oldest African writing traditions, to children. The books teach how to read, write and count in Nobiin and two storybooks are designed to build vocabulary and build the body of literature in Nubian and about Nubia. The project was financed through a crowdfunding campaign.
