Maban–Masalit group

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The Maban–Masalit group is a proposed subgroup of related Nilo-Saharan languages spoken primarily in the Chad–Sudan border region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Nilo-Saharan language subgroup
language group
proposed language subgroup
fieldOfStudy African linguistics
historical linguistics
geographicFocus central Africa
hasCharacteristic based on comparative linguistic evidence
classification debated
genetic relationship hypothesized
hasMember Maban languages
Masalit language
Masalit languages NERFINISHED
hasSubgroup Maban branch
Masalit branch
hasSupergroup Nilo-Saharan languages NERFINISHED
languageFamily Nilo-Saharan NERFINISHED
proposedInDiscipline linguistic classification
spokenInCountry Chad NERFINISHED
Sudan NERFINISHED
spokenInRegion Chad–Sudan border region NERFINISHED
spokenInSubregion eastern Chad
western Sudan NERFINISHED
status proposed
subclassOf Nilo-Saharan language family NERFINISHED
Nilo-Saharan languages NERFINISHED

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Masalit language belongsToSubgroup Maban–Masalit group