| Nilotic | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution: |
southwestern Ethiopia, southern Sudan, northeastern Congo (DRC), northern Uganda, western Kenya and northern Tanzania |
| Genetic classification: |
Nilo-Saharan? Eastern Sudanic Kir-Abbaian Nilotic |
| Subdivisions: | |
The Nilotic languages are a group of Eastern Sudanic languages spoken across a wide area between southern Sudan and Tanzania by the Nilotic peoples, particularly associated with cattle-herding. They are divided into three subgroups:
- Eastern Nilotic languages such as Turkana and Maasai
- Southern Nilotic languages such as Kalenjin and Datooga
- Western Nilotic languages such as Dinka and Luo
Before Greenberg's reclassification, the term was used to refer to Western Nilotic alone (with the other two being grouped as "Nilo-Hamitic languages".)
References
- Creider, Chet A. (1989). The syntax of the Nilotic languages: Themes and variations. Berlin: D. Reimer. ISBN 3-496-00483-5.
See also
External links
- Nilotic, Michael Cysouw
- The Nilotic Language Family, Doris Payne
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