Nilo-Saharian

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language family proposed language family

Nilo-Saharian is an alternative name for the proposed Nilo-Saharan language family, a large and geographically widespread group of languages spoken mainly in central and eastern Africa.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Nile-Nubian	1
Sudanic belt	1

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	language family ⓘ proposed language family ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Nilo-Saharan languages ⓘ surface form: Nilo-Saharan language family
alternativeNameOf	Nilo-Saharan languages ⓘ surface form: Nilo-Saharan
basisOfGrouping	lexical evidence ⓘ morphological evidence ⓘ phonological evidence ⓘ
classificationStatus	controversial ⓘ not universally accepted ⓘ
continent	Africa ⓘ
estimatedNumberOfLanguages	over 100 ⓘ
geographicExtent	from the Sahara to the Great Lakes region ⓘ
hasSubgroup	Berta languages ⓘ Central Sudanic languages ⓘ Daju languages ⓘ Fur languages ⓘ Gumuz languages ⓘ Kadu languages ⓘ Koman languages ⓘ Kunama language group ⓘ Maban languages ⓘ Nilotic languages ⓘ Nubian languages ⓘ Nyima languages ⓘ Saharan languages ⓘ Shabo language (proposed) ⓘ Songhay languages ⓘ Surmic languages ⓘ Taman languages ⓘ surface form: Tama languages Taman languages ⓘ
includesLanguage	Dinka ⓘ Fur language ⓘ surface form: Fur Kanuri ⓘ Luo ⓘ Maasai ⓘ Nubians ⓘ surface form: Nubian Nuer ⓘ Songhay languages ⓘ surface form: Songhay
majorCenter	East African Rift ⓘ surface form: East African Rift Valley Nile Basin ⓘ Sahel ⓘ
proposalDate	1963 ⓘ
proposedBy	Joseph Greenberg ⓘ
region	Central Africa ⓘ East Africa ⓘ surface form: Eastern Africa
spokenIn	Cameroon ⓘ Central African Republic ⓘ Chad ⓘ Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ Eritrea ⓘ Ethiopia ⓘ Kenya ⓘ Mali ⓘ Niger ⓘ Nigeria ⓘ South Sudan ⓘ Sudan ⓘ Tanzania ⓘ Uganda ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kanuri → culturalArea → Nilo-Saharian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sudanic belt

Nilo-Saharan languages → hasAlternativeName → Nilo-Saharian ⓘ

Nobiin → hasAncestor → Nilo-Saharian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nile-Nubian