Apart from in their homeland of Malha, North Darfur, Midob speakers also live in the Khartoum area (primarily in Omdurman and the Gezira region) and Jezirat Aba.
There are an estimated 50,000 Midob speakers in two main dialects, Urrti and Kaageddi.
The following tables show the phonological consonants and vowels without phonetic variations and without more recent Arabic loans.
The mid central vowel ə only appears in Midob, not in other Nubian languages.
Extensions modify or add meaning to the verb like negation, intention, affirmation, completed action, plurality of subject–object or action, durative, habitual and sometimes can be combined (especially negation).