Dinka–Nuer languages
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The Dinka–Nuer languages are a branch of the Western Nilotic languages spoken in South Sudan and Ethiopia.[2]
Geographic
distributionSouth Sudan, Ethiopia
distributionSouth Sudan, Ethiopia
Proto-languageProto-Dinka-Nuer[1]
| Dinka–Nuer | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | South Sudan, Ethiopia |
| Linguistic classification | Nilo-Saharan? |
| Proto-language | Proto-Dinka-Nuer[1] |
| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | dink1261 |
History
Christopher Ehret dates Proto-Dinka–Nuer to ca. 500 BCE and positions it near the confluence of the Bahr el Ghazal and the Bahr al Jabal rivers, where they form the White Nile.[1]