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Nilo-Saharan languages

Nilo-Saharan
Geographic
distribution:
Central and East Africa
Linguistic classification:One of the world's primary language families
Subdivisions:
Berta
Fur
Gumuz
Koman
Kuliak
Kunama
Maban
Saharan
Songhay
Central Sudanic
Eastern Sudanic (includes Nilotic)
? Kadu
? Mimi-D
? Shabo
Ethnologue code:nilo-saharan
ISO 639-2 and 639-5:ssa
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Map showing the distribution of Nilo-Saharan languages

The Nilo-Saharan languages are a family of African languages. They are spoken by around 50 million people, who mainly live in the upper parts of the Chari and Nile rivers. The languages go through 17 countries in the northern half of Africa:


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Nilo-Saharan languages
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