South Nilotic languages

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The South Nilotic languages are a subset of the Nilotic languages , which in turn belong to the East Sudanese branch of the Nilo-Saharan language family. South Nilotic languages ​​are spoken in western Kenya, northern Tanzania and on Mount Elgon in Uganda . They are generally divided into the two branches Kalendschin and Datooga-Omotik, whereby there are different views on the further subdivision of the Kalendschin (see also Kalendschin ).

classification

  • South Nilotic
    • Kalendschin languages
      • Nandi Markweta
        • Nandi
          • Aramanic
          • Keiyo
          • Kipsigis (partly counted as a separate branch of the Nandi-Marakwet)
          • Kisankasa
          • Mediak
          • Mosiro
          • Nandi
          • Terik (partly counted as a separate branch of the Nandi-Marakwet)
          • Virtues
        • Markweta (Endo-Marakwet, Endo)
      • Elgon
        • Sabiny (Kupsabiny)
        • Sabaot
      • Pökoot (Pokot, Päkot, Suk)
      • Okiek
    • Datooga omotics

The omotica has practically died out as most speakers have moved to the East Nilotic Maa . The Okiek are also increasingly giving up their language in favor of the Maa and other neighboring languages.

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