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Nilotic

56 languages

Nilotic is a language family of 56 languages; the most are spoken in South Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Sudan.

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Western NiloticEastern NiloticSouthern Nilotic

The Nilotic languages are languages spoken across wide areas between Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania by the Nilotic peoples.

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All languages in the family

Western Nilotic22
Lwoo12
Southern Lwoo6
Adhola-Alur-Luo3
Adhola-Luo2
Lango-Kumam2
Northern Lwoo6
Luwo-Thuri2
Dinka-Nuer7
Dinka5
Nuer-Reel2
Burun3
Southern Burun2
Eastern Nilotic18
Teso-Lotuxo-Maa14
Lotuxo-Maa9
Lotuxo6
Lopit-Dongotono3
Dongotonic2
Lotuko-Lokoya2
Ongamo-Maa3
Nuclear Maa2
Teso-Turkana5
Turkanic4
Barian4
Nuclear Barian2
Southern Nilotic16
Kalenjin11
Central Kalenjin5
Plateau Central Kalenjin4
Western Plateau Central Kalenjin3
Elgon-Mau Kalenjin2
Northern Kalenjin2
Okiek-Akie2
Tatoga-Omotik5
Gemein Datooga4
North-Central Datooga3

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