Meet…Joyce from Sudan

Joyce

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

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Profile courtesy AfricaWrites

3 thoughts on “Meet…Joyce from Sudan”

  1. 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

  2. Giuliana Giasi

    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.

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