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Naba is a Nilo-Saharan language spoken by approximately 500,000 people in Chad. [1] Those who speak this language are called Lisi, a collective name for three closely associated ethnic groups, the Bilala, the Kuka and the Medogo, that represent the three dialects in which Naba is subdivided. They live mainly in the Batha Prefecture, but the ...
Abstract. Interspersed between two other major phyla on the African continent, Afro-Asiatic (mainly to the north) and Niger-Congo (mainly to the south), lies the Nilo-Saharan phylum. In this chapter a survey is presented of the major groups classified as members of this phylum by Greenberg and other authors in subsequent contributions.
According to linguist Joseph Greenberg, the language family is divided up into three subgroups: [4] Eastern Nilotic languages such as Turkana and Maasai. Southern Nilotic languages such as Kalenjin and Datooga. Western Nilotic languages such as Luo, Nuer and Dinka. Before Greenberg 's reclassification, Nilotic was used to refer to Western ...
This chapter introduces the expanse of the Nilo-Saharan region, the language family that spread across Central and Eastern Africa. It lists the range of languages and language groups within the region such as Kunama, Eastern Sudanic, Nara, Berta, Nilotic, and Surmic. The geographical spread probably reflects the chronological and historical ...
The Koman languages are a small close-knit family of languages located along the Ethiopia–Sudan border with about 50,000 speakers. They are conventionally classified as part of the Nilo-Saharan family. However, due to the paucity of evidence, many scholars treat it as an independent language family. Among scholars who do accept its inclusion ...
Dongo. Language codes. ISO 639-3. None ( mis) Glottolog. dong1296. Dongo is a Kresh language of South Sudan, distinct enough to not be a dialect of Kresh. The name Dongo is also used by several Ubangian languages .
The Gyele (a.k.a. Kola or Koya) are the westernmost Pygmies, living in southern Cameroon near the coast, and in Equatorial Guinea on the coast. They speak two dialects of the Bantu Mvumbo language. Population: 4,000. The Kola (a.k.a. Koya) of Congo and northwestern Gabon speak a Bantu language, Ngom. Population: 2,600.
