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Rashad

African Language Families

The Rashad languages form a small language family in the Nuba Hills of Sudan, named after Rashad District of South Kordofan.

Facts
Region
The Nuba Hills of Sudan, named after Rashad District of South Kordofan. 1
Proto-Language Status
The Rashad languages were part of an earlier Kordofanian proposal and have an uncertain position within Niger-Congo. Blench classifies them as a divergent branch of Niger-Congo outside the Atlantic-Congo core rather than as part of a settled Kordofanian grouping. 1
Partially Attested
Speaker Count
110,000 2
This figure is the 2022 speaker count for Tegali, the largest documented Rashad language, not a verified total across every Rashad language.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Rashad Languages
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  • Lead section, first sentence
    The Rashad languages form a small language family in the Nuba Hills of Sudan
  • Classification section, first sentence
    Part of an erstwhile Kordofanian proposal, they are of uncertain position within the Niger-Congo family.
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2. Wikipedia: Tegali Language
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Quote, Infobox, native speakers field
110,000 (2022)
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