Koman languages

Among the Komuz languages ​​( from coma and Gumuz contracted name ) refers to a group of relatively little -studied African languages ​​, which are spoken on both sides of the Sudanese- Ethiopian border. They are classified in the hypothetical family of the Nilo-Saharan languages. A subset of Komuz languages ​​form the coma languages.

Structure

  • Gumuz [ guk ] (about 160,000 speakers)
  • Coma languages: Uduk [ udu ] (also Twampa; approximately 20,000 speakers)
  • Kwama [ sq km ] (about 15,000 speakers)
  • Komo [ xom ] (even coma; approximately 11,500 speakers)
  • Opuuo [ Ign ] (also Shita; 300 speakers)
  • Gule [ gly ] ( extinct)

According to Bender ( 2000), however, Gumuz and coma languages ​​do not form a genetic unit, although the same author had previously combined both.

Languages of Africa
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