Eastern Sudanic languages

The ostsudanischen languages ​​are an important branch of the Nilo-Saharan languages. They are named after the great landscape Sudan.

Bender ( 2000), it is divided as follows:

• Tama languages
• Nyima languages
• Nera

• Nilotic languages
• Surmische languages
• Daju languages
• Jebel and Eastern Jebel languages
• Tema languages

East Sahelisch

The corresponding grouping at Ehret (2001, p 88 fu p. 70 f ) is called East Sahelisch. It differs from Benders structure primarily by the fact that Honor the individual language Berta and the Rub / Kuliak languages ​​involving:

• Astaborisch ( after an old name for the River Atbara ): Nara ( " Barea " )
• West Astaborisch Nubian
• Tama

• Jebel West Jebel
• Bertha

• Nuba Mountains Tema, Jirru
• Nyimang, Dinik

• Surmisch
• Nilotic