Nyima languages
Pair of Eastern Sudanic languages of southern Sudan
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Ethnicity | Nyimang |
Geographic distribution | Sudan |
Linguistic classification | Nilo-Saharan?
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Proto-language | Proto-Nyima |
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Glottolog | nyim1244 |
The Nyima languages are a pair of languages of Sudan spoken by the Nyimang of the Nuba Mountains that appear to be most closely related to the Eastern Sudanic languages, especially the northern group of Nubian, Nara and Tama.
Languages
The languages are:
- Ama (Nyimang) — 160,000 speakers[1]
- Dinik (Afitti) — 4,000 speakers (2009)[2]
Claude Rilly (2010)[3] includes reconstructions for Proto-Nyima.
See also
- List of Northern Eastern Sudanic reconstructions (Wiktionary)
References
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Eastern Sudanic languages
Part of the proposed Nilo-Saharan language family
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Italics indicate extinct languages