Lenduic languages
Central Sudanic language cluster
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The Lenduic or Lendu–Ngiti languages of the Central Sudanic language family are a cluster of closely related languages spoken in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and slightly over the border into Uganda.
Geographic
distributionDemocratic Republic of Congo
distributionDemocratic Republic of Congo
Linguistic classificationNilo-Saharan?
- Central Sudanic
- Eastern
- Lenduic
- Eastern
| Lenduic | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Linguistic classification | Nilo-Saharan?
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| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | lend1246 |
The languages are Lendu (Balendru), with over a million speakers, and the smaller Ngiti and Ndrulo, as well as perhaps an additional language or two among the 'dialects' of Balendru.
See also
- Central Sudanic word lists (Wiktionary)