Taman languages (original) (raw)
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Family of African languages
| Taman | |
|---|---|
| Tamaic | |
| Geographicdistribution | Chad, Sudan |
| Linguistic classification | Nilo-Saharan?Eastern SudanicNorthern EasternTaman |
| Proto-language | Proto-Taman |
| Subdivisions | Mararit Miisiirii Tama–Sungor |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | tama1329 |
Linguistic map of the non-Arab peoples of Darfur, showing the extent of the Taman languages in Sudan.
The Taman or Tamaic languages form a putative branch of the Eastern Sudanic language family spoken in Chad and Sudan, though Glottolog notes that "no conclusive, methodologically sound basis for assigning Tama to Eastern Sudanic" has been presented.[1]
The languages are:
- Tama
Claude Rilly (2010)[2] includes reconstructions for Proto-Taman.
- List of Northern Eastern Sudanic reconstructions (Wiktionary)