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)
- Berta
- Central Sudanic (65)
- Eastern Sudanic (95 languages)
- Komuz (6 languages)
- Kunama
- Kunama
- Maban (9 languages)
- Saharan (9 languages)
- Songhai (8 languages)
- Unclassied (9 languages)
- Fur
- Amdang
- Fur
- Mimi