Central Sudanic languages

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Central Sudanic
Geographic
distribution:		 CAR, Chad, Sudan, Uganda, Congo (DRC)
Genetic
classification:		 Nilo-Saharan
 Central Sudanic
Subdivisions:
West
East

Central Sudanic is a grouping of about thirty languages of the Nilo-Saharan language family. Central Sudanic languages are spoken in the Central African Republic, Chad, Sudan, Uganda, and Congo (DRC). They include the Pygmy languages Efé and Asoa.

Central Sudanic is usually divided into East and West. Eastern Central Sudanic languages (not to be confused with Eastern Sudanic languages) include such languages as Lendu, Mangbetu, and Lugbara. The western division includes the Bongo-Bagirmi languages and the Kresh languages.

Classification

About nine groups of Central Sudanic languages are generally accepted as valid, but their interrelationships are not clear. Except for Bongo, the following is the traditional classification:

Central Sudanic 
 Western   (Bongo–Kresh) 
 Bongo-Bagirmi 

Sinyar


Kara languages: Kara (Gula), Furu, Yuru


? Bongo (generally grouped with either Kara or Modo-Baka)


Modo-Baka: Baka, Jur Modo, B’eli, Mo’da, Morokodo, Nyamusa, Molo, Mittu


Sara-Bagirmi



Kresh languages: Kresh (Gbaya), Aja


 Eastern   (Lendu–Mangbetu) 

Mangbetu-Asoa: Mangbetu, Lombi, Asoa


Mangbutu-Efe: Mangbutu, Mvuba, Ndo, Mamvu, Efe, Lese


Lendu: Lendu (Balendru), Bendi, Ngiti


Moru-Madi




See also

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