Nilo-Saharan

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Nilo-Saharan

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	language family
gptkbp:branch	gptkb:Berta gptkb:Central_Sudanic gptkb:Eastern_Sudanic gptkb:Kadu gptkb:Koman gptkb:Maban gptkb:Saharan gptkb:Shabo gptkb:Songhay Fur Kunama
gptkbp:controversy	yes
gptkbp:glottologCode	nilo1247
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Nilo-Saharan
gptkbp:ISO639-3	ssa
gptkbp:language	over 70
gptkbp:linguisticTypology	agglutinative
gptkbp:notableLanguage	gptkb:Luo gptkb:Berta gptkb:Komo gptkb:Songhay Dinka Maasai Nuer Fur Kanuri
gptkbp:numberOfSpeakers	over 30 million
gptkbp:proposedBy	gptkb:Joseph_Greenberg
gptkbp:region	gptkb:Central_Africa gptkb:Sahara gptkb:Nile_Valley East Africa
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Niger-Congo gptkb:Afroasiatic gptkb:Khoisan
gptkbp:spokenIn	gptkb:Africa gptkb:Cameroon gptkb:Central_African_Republic gptkb:Chad gptkb:Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo gptkb:Ethiopia gptkb:Kenya gptkb:Nigeria gptkb:Sudan gptkb:Tanzania gptkb:Uganda
gptkbp:yearProposed	1963
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Africa
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4