KORDOFANIAN LANGUAGES


Meaning of KORDOFANIAN LANGUAGES in English

Branch of the Niger-Congo language family .

It is geographically separated from the rest of the Niger-Congo languages and is believed to represent the oldest layer of languages in the region. The Kordofanian branch consists of some 20 languages spoken by 250,000 to 500,000 people, mainly in the Nuba Hills of central Sudan.

Britannica English dictionary.      Английский словарь Британика.