The Eastern Nilotic languages are one of the three primary branches of the Nilotic languages, themselves belonging to the Eastern Sudanic subfamily of Nilo-Saharan; they are believed to have begun to diverge about 3,000 years ago, and have spread southwards from an original home in Equatoria in South Sudan. They are spoken across a large area in East Africa, ranging from Equatoria to the highlands of Tanzania. Their speakers are mostly cattle herders living in semi-arid or arid plains.
Facts
RegionSouthwestern Ethiopia, eastern South Sudan, northeastern Uganda, western Kenya, northern Tanzania 1 Proto-Language StatusVossen (1982) provides a reconstruction of Proto-Eastern Nilotic. 1 Sources
1. Wikipedia: Eastern Nilotic Languages
WikipediaInfobox, region field
southwestern Ethiopia, eastern South Sudan, northeastern Uganda, western Kenya, northern Tanzania
Classification section, first paragraph
Vossen (1982) also provides a reconstruction of Proto-Eastern Nilotic.
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