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Nilotic languages

Nilotic is a language family with 7 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

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.