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The Kadu, Kadugli–Krongo, or Tumtum languages are a small language family
Language family

A language family is a group of languages related






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The Kadu, Kadugli–Krongo, or Tumtum languages are a small language family
Language family

A language family is a group of languages related Genetic from a common ancestor, called the proto-language of that family.As with Alpha taxonomy, the evidence of relationship is observable shared characteristics....
, once included in Kordofanian
Kordofanian languages

The Kordofanian languages are a geographic grouping of three to five language families spoken in the Nuba hills of Kordofan Province, Sudan....
 but since Thilo Schadeberg (1981) widely seen as Nilo-Saharan
Nilo-Saharan languages

The Nilo-Saharan languages are a hypothetical group of African languages spoken mainly in the upper parts of the Chari River and Nile rivers , including historic Nubia, north of where the two tributaries of Nile meet....
. However, there is little evidence, and a conservative classification would treat them as an independent family. There are three branches:

  • Western (Tulishi, Keiga, Kanga)
  • Central (Miri, Kadugli, Katcha, Tumma)
  • Eastern (Krongo, Tumtum)