Niger-kordofanian (Noun)
Meaning
The family of languages that includes most of the languages spoken in Africa south of the Sahara; the majority of them are tonal languages but there are important exceptions (e.g., Swahili or Fula).
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The Niger-Kordofanian family is composed of numerous languages and dialects, including tonal languages, non-tonal languages, and languages exhibiting complex tone systems.
- The linguistics professor spent decades studying the Niger-Kordofanian language family and its many manifestations across Africa.
- Niger-Kordofanian is thought to be one of the largest and most geographically widespread language families in Africa.
- It is believed that the Niger-Kordofanian language family diverged from other African language families at least 10,000 years ago.
- Scholars often divide the Niger-Kordofanian language family into various branches, such as Mande, Ijoid, and Katla languages, among others.