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FREE THE EASTERN SUDANIC LANGUAGES 1ST EDITION PDF A N Tucker | 9781351610070 | | | | | Arabic Literature of Africa, Volume 1 Writings of Eastern Sudanic Africa to c. | Brill Central Sudanic is a family of about sixty languages that have been included in the proposed Nilo-Saharan language family. Blench suggests that Central Sudanic influenced the development of the noun-class system characteristic of the Niger—Congo languages. Half a dozen groups of Central Sudanic languages are generally accepted as valid. They are customarily divided into East and West branches. Mangbutu—Lese 5. Bongo—Bagirmi 40 languages. Starostin notes that the poorly attested language Mimi of Decorse is suggestive of Central Sudanic, though he provisionally treats it as an isolate. Boyeldieu states that the inclusion of Kresh has yet to be demonstrated, but Starostin finds good support, with Birri being its The Eastern Sudanic Languages 1st edition relative. Lionel Bender classifies the Central Sudanic languages as follows, with Central Sudanic bifurcating into a Peripheral branch and a Central branch. Comparison of numerals in individual languages: [4]. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Redirected from Eastern Central Sudanic languages. Central Sudanic — Kadu? Glottolog 3. Numeral Systems of The Eastern Sudanic Languages 1st edition World's Languages. Blench, Roger. Central Sudanic overview. Core and peripheral noun morphology in Central Sudanic languages. On MimiJournal of Language Relationship, v. Central Sudanic languages. Furu Tar Gula Yulu. Kaba Deme Kaba Na The Eastern Sudanic Languages 1st edition. Ruto Vale. Fongoro Yulu Birri? Asoa Lombi Mangbetu. Lendu Ngiti Ndrulo. Ma'di Olu'bo. Mimi of Decorse. Italics indicate extinct languages. Nilo-Saharan languages. Kunama Kuliak Ongota? Eastern Jebel Nara Nilotic Surmic. Daju Nubian Nyimang Tama Temein. Authority control LCCN : sh Categories : Central Sudanic languages Language families. Namespaces Article Talk. Views Read Edit View history. Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file. Download as PDF Printable version. Central Sudanic. Central Sudanic languages in Africa. Mangbetu 2—3. Lendu 2—3. Moru—Madi Birri 1. Kresh 2. For a list of words relating to Central Sudanic languages, see the Central Sudanic languages category of words in Wiktionarythe free dictionary. LCCN : sh Eastern Sudanic languages | Britannica Eastern Sudanic languagesa group of languages representing the most diverse of the major divisions within the Nilo-Saharan language family. These languages are spoken from southern Egypt in the north to Tanzania in the south and from Ethiopia and Eritrea in the east to Chad in the west. During the first half of the 20th century, the term Eastern Sudanic was also used to refer to the eastern members of a larger The Eastern Sudanic Languages 1st edition of languages then called Sudanic. Nilotic and Nubian are the two most important groups of the Eastern Sudanic languages. The Kuliak languages, spoken by only a few small communities in Uganda known as The Eastern Sudanic Languages 1st edition TeusoSoo, and Tepes, are surrounded by speakers of Nilotic languages. In this linguistically complex area, several Nilo-Saharan groups—Surmic or Surma, also known as Didinga-Murle, after two of its membersEastern Jebel, and Berta, in the angle formed by the Blue Nile in Ethiopia and the Sudan border—are interspersed with Afro-Asiatic groups mainly groups speaking languages belonging to the Cushitic and Omotic branches of that family. The The Eastern Sudanic Languages 1st edition of the Nera also known as Barea, a name they consider to be pejorativewho were first mentioned in a The Eastern Sudanic Languages 1st edition inscription by King Ezana of Aksum, adjoins that of the Eritrean speakers of Kunama and Ilit languages. Eastern Sudanic languages Article Additional Info. Print Cite. Facebook Twitter. Give Feedback. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article requires login. External Websites. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree See Article History. Britannica Quiz. Destination Africa: Fact or Fiction? Learn More in these related Britannica articles:. History at your fingertips. Sign up here to see what happened On This Dayevery day in your inbox! Email address. By signing up, you agree to our Privacy Notice. Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox. Sudanic languages | Britannica Sudanic languagesany of the African languages spoken from Ethiopia in the east to Senegal in the west. Unrelated languages were included in the various groupings classified by some early scholars as Sudanic, usually on the basis of geographic or other nonlinguistic grounds. The term Sudanic languages includes all the languages that are now classified as Niger-Congo and Nilo-Saharanas well as a few classified as Afro-Asiatic. Sudanic languages Article The Eastern Sudanic Languages 1st edition Info. Print Cite. Facebook Twitter. Give Feedback. Let us know if you The Eastern Sudanic Languages 1st edition suggestions to improve this article requires login. External Websites. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree See Article History. Britannica Quiz. Exploring Africa: Fact or Fiction? Learn More in these related Britannica articles:. The Fulani came from the Niger basin in two waves, in the 11th and 19th centuries; they were Muslims who converted and subjugated the peoples of the Logone valley…. Niger-Congo languagesa family of languages of Africa, which in terms of the number of languages spoken, their geographic extent, and the number of speakers is by far the largest language family in Africa. The area in which these languages are spoken The Eastern Sudanic Languages 1st edition from Dakar, Senegal, at the westernmost tip…. Nilo- Saharan languagesa group of languages that form one of the four language stocks or families on the African continent, the others being Afro- Asiatic, Khoisan, and Niger-Congo. The Nilo-Saharan languages are presumed to be descended from a common ancestral language and, therefore, to be genetically related. The family covers major…. History at your fingertips. Sign up here to see what happened On This Dayevery day in your inbox! Email address. By signing up, you agree to our Privacy Notice. Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox..
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