Meet…Joyce from Sudan
Name: Joyce Gune Alex
Age: 7
Hometown: Juba Jerusalem
Languages spoken: Arabic, Fujulu, Kakwa, English
Siblings: One sister and three brothers
Pets: A dog, Rainbow, and a cat, Pac
School: Nahari School (Basic 1)
Favorite subjects in school: Arabic and English
Favorite activities: I like to read and play basketball.
Favorite food: Beans and rice
What would you like to be when you grow up? A doctor
What would you like to say to other kids in the United States? Let them read hard, not play too much so that they will become doctors and other positions someday.
SUDAN AT A GLANCE
Location: North East Africa
Geography: Sudan is the largest country in Africa. It is mostly flat with mountains in the far south, northeast and west, and desert dominates the north. The Nile River runs northward through the country.
Population: 42 million; 41% are less than 15 years old.
Religions: 70% Muslim, 25% animist or indigenous, 5% Christian
People: Black 52%, Arab 39%, Beja 6%, other 3%
Languages: Arabic and English (official), and Fujulu, Nubian, Ta Bedawie,
dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages
LEARN A LITTLE FUJULU
Madang: Hello
Dinate: Thank you
Dua wuye: You are welcome
Dua puer: Good morning
.
Profile courtesy AfricaWrites
it is great to know diffrent lanuges and i am ten i know 4 different languages i will tell you in english , french, spanish ,and chinees .hello, bonjour ,hola,and ne how
Hi Joyce I can speak English only. What kind of doctor do you want to be? I am in 3d grade. It is great to meet you on the computer and know what you look. I am 9 years old and my teacher name is Mr. Yee. So have a good day everyday Joyce.
Hi Joyce. I never saw you before but i wish i can. Do you have a brother?