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Nilotic languages

Nilotic is a language family with 9 languages profiled on Glottosphere, spoken in Africa. The largest by number of speakers are Dinka, Reel, and Belanda Bor. 6 of them are listed as endangered.

LanguageCountriesSpeakersStatus
DinkaSudan, South Sudan1,400,000
ReelSudan, South Sudan50,000Vulnerable
Belanda BorSouth Sudan8,000Threatened
NgasaKenya, Tanzania250Endangered
OkiekKenya, Tanzania50Severely Endangered
OmotikKenya50Severely Endangered
MabaanSudan, South Sudan25Severely Endangered
DholuoKenya, Tanzania
MasaiKenya, Tanzania

Classification and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status: Endangered Languages Project. Only languages with a profile here are listed, so the family may have more members.