Niger-Kordofanian languages
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| Niger-Kordofian | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution: |
Sub-Saharan Africa, Kurdufan |
| Genetic classification: |
proposed super-family |
| Subdivisions: | |
| ISO 639-2: | nic |
The Niger-Kordofanian language family was proposed by Joseph Greenberg in his 1963 book Languages of Africa, originally under the name 'Congo-Kordofanian'. It was the consequence of the addition of Kordofanian as a branch coordinate to the previously established Niger-Congo family. However, the Kordofanian languages have not been demonstrated to be more distantly related than other branches of Niger-Congo, and recent classifications have placed them within that family.
[edit] References
- Joseph Greenberg, The Languages of Africa. Indiana Univ. Press (1966).
- John Bendor-Samuel, The Niger-Congo Languages — A classification and description of Africa's largest language family, University Press of America (1989).
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