Rahul Sharma (Editor)

Kadu languages

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Geographic distribution:
  
Nuba Mountains, Sudan

Glottolog:
  
kadu1256

Linguistic classification:
  
Nilo-Saharan? Central Sudanic – Kadu ? Kadu

Subdivisions:
  
Western Central Eastern

The Kadu languages, also known as Kadugli–Krongo or Tumtum, are a small language family, once included in Kordofanian but since Thilo Schadeberg (1981) widely seen as Nilo-Saharan. However, there is little evidence for either classification, and a conservative classification would treat the Kadu languages as an independent family.

There are three branches:

  • Western: Tulishi, Keiga, Kanga
  • Central: Kadugli (incl. Miri, Katcha)
  • Eastern: Krongo, Tumtum

    • References

    Kadu languages Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA