Nuba Mountain languages
E867519
The Nuba Mountain languages are a diverse group of largely unrelated languages spoken in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains region, known for their complex linguistic diversity and areal features.
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sudanic languages
ⓘ
language group ⓘ |
| areDescribedAs | largely unrelated to each other genetically ⓘ |
| areLinkedBy | shared areal features rather than common ancestry ⓘ |
| areSpokenBy |
Nuba peoples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ethnic groups of Nuba Mountains ⓘ |
| areStudiedIn |
African linguistics
ⓘ
areal linguistics ⓘ |
| areThreatenedBy |
Arabic language shift
ⓘ
sociopolitical conflict in Nuba Mountains ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
areal features
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contact-induced change ⓘ endangerment ⓘ high linguistic diversity ⓘ small speaker populations ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Abu Jibaiha language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Abu Jinuk language NERFINISHED ⓘ Daju languages (Nuba Mountains) NERFINISHED ⓘ Dilling language NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghulfan language NERFINISHED ⓘ Heiban language NERFINISHED ⓘ Hill Nubian languages ⓘ Kadaru language NERFINISHED ⓘ Kadu languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Kadugli language NERFINISHED ⓘ Katcha language NERFINISHED ⓘ Katcha-Kadugli-Miri languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Katcha-Nyimang languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Katla language NERFINISHED ⓘ Keiga language NERFINISHED ⓘ Koalib language NERFINISHED ⓘ Krongo language NERFINISHED ⓘ Lafofa language NERFINISHED ⓘ Laro language NERFINISHED ⓘ Luban languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Lumun language NERFINISHED ⓘ Miri language (Nuba Mountains) NERFINISHED ⓘ Moro language (Nuba Mountains) ⓘ Otoro language NERFINISHED ⓘ Rashad languages ⓘ Tabaq language NERFINISHED ⓘ Talodi languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Tegali language NERFINISHED ⓘ Tegem language NERFINISHED ⓘ Tese language NERFINISHED ⓘ Tira language NERFINISHED ⓘ Tullishi language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| haveStatus |
poorly documented
ⓘ
underdescribed ⓘ |
| includeLanguagesFromFamily |
Afroasiatic language family
GENERATED
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Kadu language family GENERATED ⓘ Niger-Congo language family GENERATED ⓘ Nilo-Saharan language family GENERATED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kordofan region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Kordofan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Nuba Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ |
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