Nilo-Saharan

The Nilo-Saharan languages are a group of African languages spoken mainly in the upper parts of the Chari and Nile rivers (whence the term "Nilo-"), including historic Nubia, north of where the two tributaries of Nile meet. Roughly 11 million people spoke Nilo-Saharan languages as of 1987.

Geographic distribution

Nilo-Saharan languages are spoken in Africa.

Nilo-Saharan languages tree

Nilo-Saharan (204 languages)

• Eastern Sudanic (95 languages)
  • Eastern (26 languages)
    • Nubian (11 languages)
      • Central (9 languages)
        • Hill (7 languages)
          • Kadaru-Ghulfan
            • Ghulfan
            • Kadaru
          • Unclassified
            • Dair
            • Dilling
            • El Hugeirat
            • Karko
            • Wali

Nilo-Saharan languages in WikiVerb