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Rashad

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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. 2
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. 2
Partially Attested
Speaker Count
110,000 3
This figure is the 2022 speaker count for Tegali, the largest documented Rashad language, not a verified total across every Rashad language.
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Classification Confidence
Established 1
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Number of Languages
2 1
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Africa

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Sources
1. Glottolog: Rashad (languoid record)
Glottolog
  • Languoid record: child_language_count
    "child_language_count": 2
  • Languoid record: level and category
    "level": "family", "bookkeeping": false, "category": "Family"
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2. Wikipedia: Rashad Languages
Wikimedia Foundation
  • 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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3. Wikipedia: Tegali Language
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, native speakers field
Quote, Infobox, native speakers field
110,000 (2022)
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Wikidata: Rashad
Wikidata Q3401986, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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