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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Nilo-Saharan_languagesNilo-Saharan languages - Wikipedia

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   May 20, 2024 · The Nilo-Saharan languages are a proposed family of African languages spoken by somewhere around 70 million speakers, [1] mainly in the upper parts of the Chari and Nile rivers, including historic Nubia, north of where the two tributaries of the Nile meet.

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Languages_of_NigeriaLanguages of Nigeria - Wikipedia

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   2 days ago · Nilo-Saharan languages. In Nigeria, the Nilo-Saharan language family is represented by: Saharan languages: Kanuri and Kanembu in the northeastern part of Nigeria in the states of Borno, Yobe and parts of Jigawa, and Bauchi states; Teda in northern Nigeria; Songhai languages:

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   What is the earliest written language in the Nilo-Saharan family?

   • The earliest written language associated with the Nilo-Saharan family is Old Nubian, one of the oldest written African languages, attested in writing from the 8th to the 15th century AD. This larger classification system is not accepted by all linguists, however.

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   What languages are spoken in the Niger Delta?

   • The Ijoid languages are spoken across the Niger Delta region and include Ịjọ (Ijaw), Kalabari, Engenni and the intriguing remnant language Defaka. The Engenni language is spoken in the Ahoada-west region of Rivers State and Zarama community in Bayelsa State.

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   What are the differences between Proto-Nilo-Saharan languages?

   • Nilo-Saharan languages present great differences, being a highly diversified group. It has proven difficult to reconstruct many aspects of Proto-Nilo-Saharan. Two very different reconstructions of the proto-language have been proposed by Lionel Bender and Christopher Ehret . The consonant system reconstructed by Bender for Proto-Nilo-Saharan is:

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   Which Berber language has labialized velars and uvulars?

   • Northern Berber languages (which is a subset of but not identical to Berber languages in geographically northern regions) commonly have labialized velars and uvulars, unlike other Berber languages. A video of Tashlhiyt language, one of the Berber languages, spoken by a man from Ait Melloul.

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Berber_languagesBerber languages - Wikipedia

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   2 days ago · The Berber languages, also known as the Amazigh languages or Tamazight, [a] are a branch of the Afroasiatic language family. [1] [2] They comprise a group of closely related but mostly mutually unintelligible languages [3] spoken by Berber communities, who are indigenous to North Africa. [4] [5] The languages are primarily spoken and not ...

5. www.youtube.com › watchNILO-SAHARAN LANGUAGES - YouTube

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   May 3, 2024 · Welcome to my channel! This is Andy from I love languages. Let's learn different languages/dialects together. The Nilo-Saharan languages constitute a propose...

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7. www.ncesc.com › geographic-pedia › what-language-isWhat language is mostly spoken around the Sahara? - NCESC

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   5 days ago · Interestingly, Nilo-Saharan languages, a proposed grouping of around one hundred diverse languages, can also be found in the Sahara region. These languages are spoken by various tribes and communities and add to the linguistic diversity of the area.

8. www.thegreatcourses.com › courses › language-familiesLanguage History and Origins - Language Families of the World

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   May 14, 2024 · Afro-Asiatic languages are prevalent in the north of the African continent, and Niger-Congo in the south, with a narrow band of a third family running between: Nilo-Saharan. The Nilo-Saharan languages are immensely different from each other, so how do linguists know they are related?

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   May 15, 2024 · Furthermore, there are two traditional hunter-gatherer groups speaking moribund languages, namely Kisankare and Kinyang’alate, which like Akie belong to the Southern Nilotic group of Nilo-Saharan languages (König et al., 2015). The Akie, or at least many of them, classify their human environment into the following groups: akie (sg aki-ántee).