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The Khoisan and Nilo-Saharan language families are both included on this page.
updated 12-24-2001 The Khoisan family was formerly called Bushmen-Hottentot. It consists of languages spoken in southern Africa. Khoisan includes Khoi (formerly Hottentot), Hatsa, San (formerly Bushmen), Sandawe, Nama, Xam, and other languages. Khoi is spoken in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. Hatsa - also called Hadzapi - is spoken in Tanzania. Sandawe is also spoken in Tanzania. San is spoken in Namibia. Nama and Xam are spoken in South Africa. The name Khoisan is composed of the San words for "San" and "Khoi." The Khoisan languages have distinctive "click" consonants, sometimes represented in writing by an exclamation point preceding the letter. Khoisan
updated 12-24-2001 Khoi (Khoisan), formerly called Hottentot, is spoken in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. As one of the Khoisan languages, it contains sounds called "click consonants." Khoi is now written using the Latin alphabet, with exclamation points preceding sounds which contain the "click". 960 Shillington, Kevin S556h History of Africa. - [S.l.] : St. Martin's Press, 1995 1995 RID: --- nil00002 Khoi
Languages belonging to the Nilo-Saharan family of languages are spoken in Africa. The Nilo-Saharan family has the following branches: Chari-Nile, Saharan, Maban, Forian, Songhai, and Djerma. The Chari-Nile branch is further divided into the Eastern Sudanic and Central Sudanic branches, with Eastern Sudanic being divided into Nubian and Nilotic. Dinka, Nuer, and Masai are among the Nilotic languages.
updated 7-27-2004 Dinka (Nilo-Saharan) belongs to the Western Nilotic sub-branch of the Nilotic sub-branch of the Eastern Sudanic sub-branch of the Chari-Nile branch of the Nilo- Saharan family of languages. There is a dialect called Twi -- not to be confused with the Twi dialect (also called Asante) of Akan, a language belonging to the Niger- Kordofanian family. Dinka is spoken in the Sudan. 599.096 Kingdon, Jonathan K548k The Kingdon field guide to African mammals. -- [S.l.] : Academic Press, 1997. Includes species names in Dinka. RID: --- ITEM #: swa00011 Dinka
updated 5-4-2001 The Nilotic languages (Nilo-Saharan) form the Nilotic sub-branch of the Eastern Sudanic sub-branch of the Chari-Nile branch of the Nilo-Saharan family of languages. The Nilotic sub-branch is divided into Western Nilotic, Eastern Nilotic, and Southern Nilotic sub- branches, with Dinka and Nuer among the languages belonging to the Western Nilotic sub- branch, and Masai among those belonging to the Eastern Nilotic sub-branch. 916.76104 Briggs, Philip B8548u Uganda : the Bradt travel guide. - [S.l.] : Bradt Publications, 1998 RID: 98-35318 ITEM #: swa00008 572.9676 Ehret, Christopher E33s Southern Nilotic history. -- Evanston, Ill. : RID: 70-116611 ITEM #: nil00001 960 Shillington, Kevin S556h History of Africa. - [S.l.] : St. Martin's Press, 1995 1995 RID: --- ITEM #: nil00002 Nilotic Languages
updated 7-27-2004 Nuer (Nilo-Saharan) belongs to the Western Nilotic sub-branch of the Nilotic sub-branch of the Eastern Sudanic sub-branch of the Chari-Nile branch of the Nilo- Saharan family of languages. It is spoken in the Sudan and in Ethiopia. The language is sometimes called Sudanese. 306.096 Perspectives on Africa / edited and introduced by Roy P467 Richard Grinker and Christopher B. Steiner. -- Oxford, UK : Blackwell, 1997 RID: 96-21537 ITEM #: yor00005 Nuer
updated 8-12-2002 Teso (Nilo-Saharan) belongs to the Eastern Nilotic sub-branch of the Nilotic sub-branch of the Eastern Sudanic sub-branch of the Chari-Nile branch of the Nilo- Saharan family of languages. Teso is spoken in the country of Uganda. 572.9676 Lawrance, Jeremy Charles Dalton L418i The Iteso : fifty years of change in a Nilo-Hamitic tribe of Uganda. -- London : RID: 57-1855 ITEM #: tes00001 Teso
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