Infobox language family name Nilotic region southwestern Ethiopia , South Sudan , Sudan , northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo DRC , northern Uganda , western Kenya and northern Tanzania familycolor Nilo Saharan fam2 Eastern Sudanic languages Eastern Sudanic fam3 Kir Abbaian languages Kir Abbaian child1 Eastern Nilotic languages Eastern Nilotic child2 Southern Nilotic languages Southern Nilotic child3 Western Nilotic languages Western Nilotic map Nilotic languages.png mapcaption The Nilotic languages are a group of Eastern Sudanic languages spoken across a wide area between southern Sudan and Tanzania by the Nilotic peoples , particularly associated with cattle herding. They are divided into three subgroups Eastern Nilotic languages such as Turkana language Turkana and Maasai language Maasai Southern Nilotic languages such as Kalenjin languages Kalenjin and Datooga language Datooga Western Nilotic languages such as Dinka language Dinka and Luo languages Luo Before Joseph Greenberg Greenberg s reclassification, the term was used to refer to Western Nilotic alone, with the other two being grouped as related Nilo Hamitic languages . See also Nilotic languages are also spoken in Uganda References cite book last Creider first Chet A. title The syntax of the Nilotic languages Themes and variations year 1989 publisher D. Reimer location Berlin isbn 3 496 00483 5 External links http web.mac.com cysouw publications index files cysouwNILOTIC.pdf Nilotic , Michael Cysouw http www.uoregon.edu dlpayne Nilotic NiloticFamily.htm The Nilotic Language Family , Doris Payne Category Nilotic languages ns lang stub br Yezho nilotek cy Ieithoedd Nilotig de Nilotische Sprachen es Lenguas nil ticas eo Nilota lingvaro fr Langues nilotiques lt Nilotin s kalbos mk nl Nilotische talen ja nds Nilotische Spraken pl J zyki nilotyckie pt L nguas nil ticas ru ... more details
Nilotic landscape is term used to describe artistic representations of landscapes which emulate or are inspired ... of hunting and fishing in Egyptian art. A nilotic landscape is a river scene with rich and abundant ... in Egyptian tombs as early as the Predynastic period. Nilotic scenes remain popular throughout the Old ... in tombs paintings of the 18th dynasty of Egypt. Nilotic landscapes are first adapted outside of Egypt ... Empire, when nilotic scenes become a common subject for mosaic s. The production of nilotic ... of nature. Iconography The most important feature of a nilotic landscape is its riverine setting ... Nilotic landscapes are filled with abundant plant and animal life. Blue and green pigments often dominate the scene. The papyrus plant and palm trees are the most recognizable botanic features of a nilotic ... in the scenes, and hunting and fishing scenes usually include cats. Other nilotic landscapes ..., and often fantastic creatures or monsters like griffins and sphinxes. Nilotic landscapes in Egypt The phrase nilotic landscape is used in Egyptian studies to describe the scenes in tomb paintings where ... century BC, Thebes Nilotic Landscapes in the Aegean River scenes suggesting the natural world ..., the first extant evidence coming from fresco fragments of the Minoans. The Aegean version of the nilotic ..., unlike the Egyptian versions. Nilotic landscapes in Minoan art are evidence of contact between ... Macmillan and Co. ref . This scene has been dubbed a nilotic landscape by archaeologists and art historians ... thumb alt alt text Detail of Nilotic landscape from Thera, riverine scene with panther chasing ducks ... termed a nilotic landscape. It features a mix of real and imaginary creatures. A griffin flies over ... in this room, the nilotic landscape is devoid of human figures and lacks narrative, focusing instead ... hardcover, ISBN 0500390169 ref . The absence of human figures in these Minoan nilotic landscapes has ... Group hardcover, ISBN 0789210053 Versluys, M.J. 2002 . Aegyptiaca Romana nilotic scenes and the Roman ... more details
Infobox language family name Western Nilotic region southwestern Ethiopia , South Sudan , Sudan , northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo DRC , northern Uganda , southwestern Kenya , northern Tanzania familycolor Nilo Saharan fam2 Eastern Sudanic languages Eastern Sudanic fam3 Kir Abbaian languages Kir Abbaian fam4 Nilotic languages Nilotic child1 Dinka Nuer child2 Luo languages Luo The Western Nilotic languages are one of the three primary branches of the Nilotic languages , themselves belonging to the Eastern Sudanic languages Eastern Sudanic subfamily of Nilo Saharan languages Nilo Saharan . The about 22 SIL International SIL estimate Western Nilotic languages are spoken in an area ranging from southwestern Ethiopia and South Sudan via northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and northern Uganda to southwestern Kenya with one of the Luo languages Luo languages extending into northern Tanzania . They are divided in two main clusters Dinka Nuer and Luo languages Luo . Western Nilotic languages Dinka Nuer Nuer language Nuer Atwot language Reel Atuot , Dinka language Dinka Luo languages Luo Shilluk language Shilluk , Luwo language Luwo Jur , Thuri language Thuri , Belanda Bor language Belanda Bor , Burun language Burun , Mabaan language Mabaan Jumjum language Jumjum , P ri language P ri , Anuak language Anuak , Southern Luo External links http www.ethnologue.com show family.asp?subid 787 16 The Western Nilotic branch on Ethnologue Category Western Nilotic languages ns lang stub br Yezho nilotek ar c horn g fr Langues nilotiques occidentales ... more details
Infobox language family name Southern Nilotic region western Kenya , eastern Uganda , northern Tanzania familycolor Nilo Saharan fam2 Eastern Sudanic languages Eastern Sudanic fam3 Kir Abbaian languages Kir Abbaian fam4 Nilotic languages Nilotic child1 Kalenjin languages Kalenjin child2 Omotik language Omotic Datooga language Datooga The Southern Nilotic languages are spoken mainly in western Kenya and northern Tanzania with one of them, Kupsabiny language Kupsabiny or Sapiny, being spoken on the Uganda n side of Mount Elgon . They are generally divided into two groups, Kalenjin languages Kalenjin and Omotik Datooga, although there is some uncertainty as to the internal coherence of the Kalenjin branch. Southern Nilotic languages appear to have been influenced considerably by Cushitic languages Cushitic Afro Asiatic languages Afro Asiatic languages. Kalenjin languages Kalenjin see Omotik Datooga Omotik language Omotik , Datooga language Datooga References Rottland, Franz 1982 Die S dnilotischen Sprachen Beschreibung, Vergleichung und Rekonstruktion K lner Beitr ge zur Afrikanistik vol. 7 . Berlin Dietrich Reimer. Rottland, Franz 1982 Kuliak and Southern Nilotic , in Vossen, Rainer & Bechhaus Gerst, Marianne eds. Nilotic Studies Part Two . Berlin Dietrich Reimer. External links http www.ethnologue.com show family.asp?subid 2227 The Southern Nilotic branch on the Ethnologue . Category Southern Nilotic languages ns lang stub br Yezho nilotek ar su de S dnilotische Sprachen fr Langues nilotiques m ridionales ... more details
Infobox language family name Eastern Nilotic region southwestern Ethiopia , eastern South Sudan , northeastern Uganda , western Kenya , northern Tanzania familycolor Nilo Saharan fam2 Eastern Sudanic languages Eastern Sudanic fam3 Kir Abbaian languages Kir Abbaian fam4 Nilotic languages Nilotic child1 Bari languages Bari child2 Teso Lotuko Maa The Eastern Nilotic languages are one of the three primary branches of the Nilotic languages , themselves belonging to the Eastern Sudanic languages Eastern Sudanic subfamily of Nilo Saharan languages Nilo Saharan they are believed to have begun to diverge about 3,000 years ago, and have spread southwards from an original home in Equatoria in South Sudan . They are spoken across a large area in East Africa , ranging from Equatoria to the highlands of Tanzania . Their speakers are mostly pastoralism cattle herders living in semi arid or arid plains. According to Vossen, they are classified as follows by the comparative method Bari languages Teso Lotuko Maa Teso Turkana languages Teso Turkana or Ateker Teso language Turkana language Karimojong language Lotuko Maa Lotuko languages Lotuko language Lango language South Sudan Lango language Lopit language Lokoya language Otuho language Ongamo Maa Ongamo language Maa languages Maasai language see also Mukogodo Maasai Camus language Samburu language see also Elmolo Samburu It is generally agreed upon that Bari forms a primary branch, but lower level splits are less clear. See also Western Nilotic languages Southern Nilotic languages Bibliography Rainer Vossen. The Eastern Nilotes Linguistic and Historical Reconstructions . Berlin Dietrich Reimer Verlag 1982. ISBN 3 496 00698 6. External links ... Vowel Harmony and Cyclicity in Eastern Nilotic , Eric Bakovic http camba.ucsd.edu bakovic work bakovic micro.pdf The Consequences of Microvariation in Eastern Nilotic , Eric Bakovic Category Eastern Nilotic languages ns lang stub br Yezho nilotek ar reter fr Langues nilotiques orientales nds ... more details
Unreferenced date August 2009 The Eastern Nilotic languages Eastern and Southern Nilotic languages were formerly widely believed to constitute a single Paranilotic or, earlier, Nilo Hamitic grouping they were believed to have arisen as a sort of mixed language combining Nilotic languages Nilotic modern Western Nilotic languages Western Nilotic and Hamitic in particular, modern Cushitic languages Cushitic elements. The theory was most strongly associated with the work of Carl Meinhof . However, ever since Joseph Greenberg s reclassification of African languages , they have been considered to be two out of the three independent branches of Nilotic languages Nilotic . DEFAULTSORT Paranilotic Languages Category Nilotic languages ns lang stub ... more details
Infobox language name Mundari region South Sudan speakers ethnicity Mandari people Mandari , Sere people Sere , Belanda Bor people B r familycolor Nilo Saharan fam2 Eastern Sudanic languages Eastern Sudanic fam3 Nilotic languages Nilotic fam4 Eastern Nilotic languages Eastern Nilotic fam5 Bari languages Bari iso3 mqu Mundari is an Eastern Nilotic languages Eastern Nilotic language spoken by the Mundari people of South Sudan . Category Eastern Nilotic languages Ns lang stub fr Mandari ... more details
distinguish Omotic languages Infobox language name Omotik nativename Laamoot states Kenya region Great Rift Valley, Kenya speakers 50 date 1980 ethnicity 200 familycolor Nilo Saharan fam2 Eastern Sudanic languages Eastern Sudanic fam3 Kir Abbaian languages Kir Abbaian fam4 Nilotic languages Nilotic fam5 Southern Nilotic languages Southern Nilotic fam6 Omotik Datooga iso3 omt Omotik is a Nilotic languages Nilotic language of the Southern Nilotic languages Southern group. It is spoken by the hunter gatherer Omotik people of the Great Rift Valley, Kenya Great Rift Valley of Kenya among the Maasai people Maasai most of the Omotik population has shifted to the Maasai language . References reflist Category Southern Nilotic languages Category Languages of Kenya ns lang stub ... more details
Infobox language name Kumam nativename Ikokolemu familycolor Nilo Saharan states Uganda region Teso District, Uganda Teso District speakers 174,000 2002 census ethnicity Kumam people fam2 Eastern Sudanic languages Eastern Sudanic fam3 Nilotic languages Nilotic fam4 Western Nilotic languages Western Nilotic fam5 Luo languages Luo fam6 Southern Luo iso3 kdi Kumam is a Luo languages Luo language of Uganda. Category Luo languages ns lang stub ... more details
Infobox language name Kupsabiny nativename Sabiny states Kenya region speakers 181,000 date 2002 date census ethnicity Sebei people Sebei familycolor Nilo Saharan fam2 Eastern Sudanic languages Eastern Sudanic fam3 Nilotic languages Nilotic fam4 Southern Nilotic languages Southern Nilotic fam5 Kalenjin languages Kalenjin fam6 Elgon languages Elgon iso3 kpz Kupsabiny Sabiny , or Sebei , is a Kalenjin language of Kenya. Category Kalenjin languages ns lang stub ... more details
Infobox language name Reel nativename Atwot ethnicity Atwot people states South Sudan region 50,000 1998 speakers familycolor Nilo Saharan fam2 Eastern Sudanic languages Eastern Sudanic fam3 Nilotic languages Nilotic fam4 Western Nilotic fam5 Dinka Nuer fam6 Nuer Atwot iso3 atu Reel , or Atwot , is a Nilotic language of South Sudan that is closely related to Nuer language Nuer . The Reel people are culturally Dinka people Dinka , and Atwot is their Dinka name. Category Western Nilotic languages ns lang stub South Sudan stub ... more details
distinguish Maban languages Mabang languages Infobox language name Mabaan nativename Southern Burun familycolor Nilo Saharan states Sudan , South Sudan region Blue Nile state Blue Nile and Upper Nile state Upper Nile states speakers unknown ethnicity fam2 Eastern Sudanic languages Eastern Sudanic fam3 Nilotic languages Nilotic fam4 Western Nilotic languages Western Nilotic fam5 Luo languages Luo fam6 Northern fam7 Mabaan Burun iso3 mfz Mabaan , or Southern Burun , is a Luo languages Luo language of South Sudan. It forms a dialect continuum with Burun language Burun . Category Luo languages ns lang stub ... more details
Infobox language name Markweta states Kenya speakers 161,000 date 1997 date census ethnicity Marakwet people Marakwet familycolor Nilo Saharan fam2 Eastern Sudanic languages Eastern Sudanic fam3 Nilotic languages Nilotic fam4 Southern Nilotic languages Southern Nilotic fam5 Kalenjin languages Kalenjin fam6 Nandi Markweta languages Nandi Markweta dia1 Endo Northern dia2 Sambirir Southern iso3 enb Markweta Markweeta is a Kalenjin language of Kenya. The regional terms Endo and Sambirir or the clan name Talai have been used for northern and southern Markweta, but they are not distinct dialects. Category Kalenjin languages ns lang stub ... more details
Infobox language name Keiyo nativename Elgeyo states Kenya region Rift Valley Province speakers 111,000 date 2007 ethnicity Elgeyo people familycolor Nilo Saharan fam2 Eastern Sudanic languages Eastern Sudanic fam3 Nilotic languages Nilotic fam4 Southern Nilotic languages Southern Nilotic fam5 Kalenjin languages Kalenjin fam6 Nandi Markweta languages Nandi Markweta fam7 Nandi languages Nandi iso3 eyo Keiyo Elgeyo is a Kalenjin language of Kenya. Category Kalenjin languages ns lang stub ... more details
distinguish Belanda Viri language Infobox language name Belanda Bor nativename states South Sudan region speakers 8,000 date 1983 ethnicity familycolor Nilo Saharan fam2 Eastern Sudanic languages Eastern Sudanic fam3 Nilotic languages Nilotic fam4 Western Nilotic languages Western Nilotic fam5 Luo languages Luo fam6 Northern fam7 iso3 bxb Belanda Bor is a Luo languages Luo language of South Sudan. Most speakers also use Belanda Viri language Belanda Viri , which is a Ubangian language and not at all related. Category Luo languages ns lang stub pms Lenga Belanda Bor sr ... more details
Infobox language name Jumjum nativename states South Sudan region Upper Nile State speakers 25,000 date 1987 ethnicity familycolor Nilo Saharan fam2 Eastern Sudanic languages Eastern Sudanic fam3 Nilotic languages Nilotic fam4 Western Nilotic languages Western Nilotic fam5 Luo languages Luo fam6 Northern fam7 Mabaan Burun iso3 jum Jumjum is a Luo languages Luo language of South Sudan. It forms a dialect continuum with Mabaan language Mabaan . Category Luo languages ns lang stub ... more details
Infobox language name Burun nativename Northern Burun states Sudan region Blue Nile State speakers 18,000 date 1977 ethnicity familycolor Nilo Saharan fam2 Eastern Sudanic languages Eastern Sudanic fam3 Nilotic languages Nilotic fam4 Western Nilotic languages Western Nilotic fam5 Luo languages Luo fam6 Northern fam7 Mabaan Burun iso3 bdi Burun is a Luo languages Luo language of Sudan. It forms a dialect continuum with Mabaan language Mabaan . Category Luo languages ns lang stub ... more details
Infobox language name Thuri nativename familycolor Nilo Saharan states South Sudan region speakers unknown ethnicity fam2 Eastern Sudanic languages Eastern Sudanic fam3 Nilotic languages Nilotic fam4 Western Nilotic languages Western Nilotic fam5 Luo languages Luo fam6 Northern dia1 Bodho iso3 thu Thuri is a Luo languages Luo language of South Sudan. The number of speakers is unknown 6,600 were reported in 1956 Tucker and Bryan . Bodho is said to be a dialect, but has also been reported to be closer to Luwo language Luwo . cn date October 2011 Category Luo languages ns lang stub ... more details
distinguish Lango language Uganda Infobox language name Lango states South Sudan speakers 20,000 date 1987 ethnicity Lango people South Sudan Lango people familycolor Nilo Saharan fam2 Eastern Sudanic languages Eastern Sudanic fam3 Eastern Nilotic languages Eastern Nilotic fam4 Lotuko Maa fam5 Lotuko languages Lotuxo iso3 lno Lango or Langgo is an Eastern Nilotic languages Eastern Nilotic language spoken by the Lango people South Sudan Lango of South Sudan , Equatoria Province , Torit District . It had approximately 20,000 speakers in 1987. References http www.ethnologue.com show language.asp?code lno Ethnologue DEFAULTSORT Lango Language Category Agglutinative languages Category Eastern Nilotic languages Category Languages of South Sudan ns lang stub sr ... more details
Infobox language family name Teso Turkana altname Ateker region southeastern South Sudan , northeastern Uganda , northwestern Kenya , southwestern Ethiopia familycolor Nilo Saharan fam2 Eastern Sudanic languages Eastern Sudanic fam3 Nilotic languages Nilotic fam4 Eastern Nilotic languages Eastern Nilotic fam5 Teso Lotuko Maa child1 Ateso language Ateso child2 Karimojong language Karimojong child3 Toposa language Toposa child4 Nyangatom language Nyangatom child5 Turkana language Turkana The Teso Turkana or Ateker languages are a cluster of Eastern Nilotic languages , eastern South Sudan , northeastern Uganda , northwestern Kenya , and southwestern Ethiopia . In effect they form a dialect cluster . They include Ateso language Karimojong language Toposa language Turkana language Nyangatom language See also Ateker External links http www.ethnologue.com show family.asp?subid 90142 Ethnologue Language Family Tree for Teso Turkana http www.isp.msu.edu AfrLang Teso root.html Webbook page on Teso Turkana http www.panafril10n.org wikidoc pmwiki.php PanAfrLoc TesoTurkana PanAfrican L10n page on Teso Turkana DEFAULTSORT Teso Turkana Languages Category Agglutinative languages Category Eastern Nilotic languages ns lang stub ... more details
The Kumam also known as Ikumama , Ikokolemu and Akokolemu are a Uganda n ethnic group of about 150,000 living mainly in Kaberamaido Kaberamaido district as well as the western areas of Teso sub region , and the south east of Lango sub region . They speak Kumam language a Luo language similar to the language spoken by the Langi people Lango , with some Iteso vocabulary. Kumam traditions say are part of the Iteso people. They probably lost their Eastern Nilotic languages Eastern Nilotic Ateker language and took up the Western Nilotic languages Western Nilotic Luo family of ethnic groups Luo spoken by their Lango and Acholi neighbours &ndash due to prolonged contact and intermarriages. External links http strategyleader.org profiles kumam.html A Cultural Profile of the Kumam People of Uganda http www.myuganda.co.ug about kumam.php The Kumam myUganda.com http www.ugandatravelguide.com kumam culture.html THE KUMAM Category Ethnic groups in Uganda ru ... more details
Mandari may refer to Mandari people , ethnic group of South Sudan, one of the Nilotic peoples Mandari dialect , dialect of the Mandari people Malayalam language Malayalam word for the disease of the eriophyid coconut mite Eriophyes guerreronis disambig ... more details
Infobox language name Sabaot nativename Sebei states Kenya region Mount Elgon speakers 279,000 date 2001 ethnicity Sebei people familycolor Nilo Saharan fam2 Eastern Sudanic languages Eastern Sudanic fam3 Nilotic languages Nilotic fam4 Southern Nilotic languages Southern Nilotic fam5 Kalenjin languages Kalenjin fam6 Elgon languages Elgon dia1 Bong omeek Bong om dia2 Koony Kony dia3 Book Pok iso3 spy SABAOT The Sabaot people live on or near the slopes of Mount Elgon. The hills of their homeland gradually rise from an elevation of 5,000 to 14,000 feet. The area is crisscrossed by numerous mountain streams and spectacular waterfalls. Mount Elgon is an extinct volcano about fifty 50 miles in diameter. The Kenya Uganda border goes straight through the mountain top, cutting the Sabaot homeland into two halves. Category Kalenjin languages ns lang stub ... more details
Kuman language can refer to three different languages The Western Nilotic languages Western Nilotic Kuman language Uganda Kuman language , spoken in Uganda. The Trans New Guinea Kuman language New Guinea Kuman language , spoken in Papua New Guinea The extinct Turkic Cuman language , once spoken by the Cumans in the steppes of Eastern Europe . disambig ... more details
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