Nuer-Dinka branch
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The Nuer-Dinka branch is a subgroup of Western Nilotic languages spoken primarily in South Sudan and neighboring regions, encompassing closely related languages of the Nuer and Dinka peoples and their relatives.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western Nilotic subgroup
ⓘ
language subgroup ⓘ linguistic branch ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Luo branch of Western Nilotic ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Nile Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sudd wetlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Nile region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Nueric–Dinkaic branch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nuer–Dinka subgroup ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
complex vowel systems
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morphologically rich verb systems ⓘ number marking on nouns ⓘ rich consonant inventories ⓘ tonal languages ⓘ verb–subject–object basic word order (VSO/SVO variation) ⓘ vowel length contrasts ⓘ |
| hasISOClassification | Western Nilotic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Atuot language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dinka language NERFINISHED ⓘ Dinkaic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Nuer language NERFINISHED ⓘ Nueric languages ⓘ Reel language ⓘ Thok Naath language ⓘ Thok Nath language NERFINISHED ⓘ Thok Reel language ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | Latin script (for several member languages) ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Nilotic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Nilotic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Western Nilotic branch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
East Africa
ⓘ
Northeast Africa ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Atuot people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dinka people NERFINISHED ⓘ Nuer people NERFINISHED ⓘ Reel people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Ethiopia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gambela Region NERFINISHED ⓘ South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sudan ⓘ |
| studiedIn | African linguistics ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Nilo-Saharan languages
ⓘ
Nilotic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Nilotic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
local administration in some areas
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ religious practices ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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