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The Western Nilotic languages are one of the three primary branches of the Nilotic languages
Nilotic languages

The Nilotic languages are a group of Eastern Sudanic languages spoken across a wide area between southern Sudan and Tanzania by the Nilotic peoples, particularly associated with cattle-herding....
, themselves belonging to the Eastern Sudanic
Eastern Sudanic languages

The Eastern Sudanic languages form a family of languages spoken from Northern Sudan to northern Tanzania, usually considered a subfamily of Nilo-Saharan languages, following Joseph Greenberg....
 subfamily of 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....
. The about 22 (SIL
SIL International

SIL International is a United States, worldwide Evangelicalism non-profit organization, whose main purpose is to study, develop and document lesser-known languages, in order to expand linguistics knowledge, promote literacy and aid minority language development....
 estimate) Western Nilotic languages are spoken in an area ranging from Southern Sudan
Sudan

Sudan is a country in northeastern Africa. It is the largest in the African continent and the Arab World, and List of countries and outlying territories by total area by area....
 (Dinka) via Eastern Uganda
Uganda

The Republic of Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by Tanzania....
 to Southern Kenya
Kenya

The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the northeast, Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, and Sudan to the northwest, with the Indian Ocean running along the southeast border....
 (with one of the Luo
Luo languages

The Nilo-Saharan languages Luo languages comprise about 15 languages spoken in an area ranging from southern Sudan via Uganda to southern Kenya, with Dholuo language extending into northern Tanzania and Alur language into the Democratic Republic of the Congo....
 languages extending into Northern Tanzania
Tanzania

Tanzania , officially the United Republic of Tanzania , is a country in East Africa that is bordered by Kenya and Uganda on the north, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the west, and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique on the south....
). They are divided in two main clusters: Dinka-Nuer and Luo
Luo languages

The Nilo-Saharan languages Luo languages comprise about 15 languages spoken in an area ranging from southern Sudan via Uganda to southern Kenya, with Dholuo language extending into northern Tanzania and Alur language into the Democratic Republic of the Congo....
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The Western Nilotic languages are one of the three primary branches of the Nilotic languages
Nilotic languages

The Nilotic languages are a group of Eastern Sudanic languages spoken across a wide area between southern Sudan and Tanzania by the Nilotic peoples, particularly associated with cattle-herding....
, themselves belonging to the Eastern Sudanic
Eastern Sudanic languages

The Eastern Sudanic languages form a family of languages spoken from Northern Sudan to northern Tanzania, usually considered a subfamily of Nilo-Saharan languages, following Joseph Greenberg....
 subfamily of 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....
. The about 22 (SIL
SIL International

SIL International is a United States, worldwide Evangelicalism non-profit organization, whose main purpose is to study, develop and document lesser-known languages, in order to expand linguistics knowledge, promote literacy and aid minority language development....
 estimate) Western Nilotic languages are spoken in an area ranging from Southern Sudan
Sudan

Sudan is a country in northeastern Africa. It is the largest in the African continent and the Arab World, and List of countries and outlying territories by total area by area....
 (Dinka) via Eastern Uganda
Uganda

The Republic of Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by Tanzania....
 to Southern Kenya
Kenya

The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the northeast, Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, and Sudan to the northwest, with the Indian Ocean running along the southeast border....
 (with one of the Luo
Luo languages

The Nilo-Saharan languages Luo languages comprise about 15 languages spoken in an area ranging from southern Sudan via Uganda to southern Kenya, with Dholuo language extending into northern Tanzania and Alur language into the Democratic Republic of the Congo....
 languages extending into Northern Tanzania
Tanzania

Tanzania , officially the United Republic of Tanzania , is a country in East Africa that is bordered by Kenya and Uganda on the north, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the west, and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique on the south....
). They are divided in two main clusters: Dinka-Nuer and Luo
Luo languages

The Nilo-Saharan languages Luo languages comprise about 15 languages spoken in an area ranging from southern Sudan via Uganda to southern Kenya, with Dholuo language extending into northern Tanzania and Alur language into the Democratic Republic of the Congo....
.

Western Nilotic languages

  • Dinka-Nuer (Nuer
    Nuer language

    The Nuer language is a Nilo-Saharan languages of the Western Nilotic languages group. It is spoken by the Nuer people of southern Sudan and in western Ethiopia....
    , Reel (Atuot), Dinka
    Dinka language

    This article is for the language, for the ethnic group see Dinka.The Dinka language, or as it is known in the language itself, is a Nilo-Saharan language spoken by the Dinka, one of the largest and most powerful ethnic groups in Southern Sudan....
    )
  • Luo
    • Northern (Shilluk, Anuak
      Anuak language

      Anuak or Anywa is a Nilotic languages language of the Nilo-Saharan languages. It is spoken primarily in the Western part of Ethiopia by the Anuak....
      , Luwo (Jur), Thuri, Bor Belanda, Burun, Mabaan, Jumjum, Päri)
    • Southern (Adhola, Kumam, Labwor, Lwo, Acholi
      Acholi language

      Acholi is a language primarily spoken by the Acholi people in the districts of Gulu District, Kitgum and Pader District, a region known as Acholiland in northern Uganda....
      , Lango, Alur
      Alur language

      Alur is spoken in northwestern Uganda and northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo by the Alur people.External links **....
      , Dholuo
      Dholuo language

      Dholuo belongs to the Luo grouping within the Western Nilotic languages grouping of the Nilo-Saharan languages. It is spoken by the Luo people of Kenya and Tanzania, numbering about 3 million, who occupy parts of the eastern shore of Lake Victoria and areas south of there....
      )


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