Nilo-Saharan language

C6966 concept

A Nilo-Saharan language is a member of a proposed but controversial language family spoken primarily along the Nile and across parts of central and eastern Africa, characterized by significant internal diversity and debated genetic relationships.

Observed surface forms (9)

  • Eastern Sudanic language ×3
  • Eastern Nilotic language ×2
  • Nubian language ×2
  • Western Nilotic language ×2
  • Eastern Nilotic language variety ×1
  • Nile-Nubian language ×1
  • Nilo-Saharan language family ×1
  • Nilo-Saharan languages ×1
  • branch of Nilo-Saharan ×1

Instances (12)