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The '''Talodi–Heiban languages''' are a branch of the [[Niger–Congo]] family spoken in the [[Nuba |
The '''Talodi–Heiban languages''' are a branch of the [[Niger–Congo]] family spoken in the [[Nuba Mountains]] of [[Sudan]]. The Talodi languages and Heiban languages are clearly distinct but relatively closely related.<ref>Gerrit Dimmendaal, 2008. "Language Ecology and Linguistic Diversity on the African Continent", ''Language and Linguistics Compass'' 2/5:842.</ref> |
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==Classification== |
==Classification== |
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Talodi and Heiban had each constituted a group of the [[Kordofanian languages|Kordofanian]] branch of Niger–Congo that was posited by [[Joseph Greenberg]] (1963); Talodi has also called Talodi–Masakin, and Heiban has also been called Koalib or Koalib–Moro. |
Talodi and Heiban had each constituted a group of the [[Kordofanian languages|Kordofanian]] branch of Niger–Congo that was posited by [[Joseph Greenberg]] (1963); Talodi has also called Talodi–Masakin, and Heiban has also been called Koalib or Koalib–Moro. [[Roger Blench]] notes that the Talodi and Heiban families have the [[noun class|noun-class]] systems characteristic of the [[Atlantic–Congo languages|Atlantic–Congo]] core of Niger–Congo, but that the [[Katla languages]] (another putative branch of Kordofanian) have no trace of ever having had such a system, whereas the [[Kadu languages]] and some of the [[Rashad languages]] appear to have acquired noun classes as part of a ''[[Sprachbund]],'' rather than having inherited them. He concludes that the Kordofanian languages do not form a genealogical group, but that Talodi–Heiban is core Niger–Congo, whereas Katla and Rashad form a peripheral branch (or perhaps branches) along the lines of [[Mande languages|Mande]]. The Kadu languages may be [[Nilo-Saharan]]. |
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* Roger Blench. Unpublished. [http://rogerblench.info/Language/Niger-Congo/Kordofanian/Kordofanian%20and%20Niger-Congo.pdf Kordofanian and Niger–Congo: new and revised lexical evidence]. |
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* Roger Blench, 2011, [http://www.rogerblench.info/Language/Niger-Congo/Kordofanian/Nuba%20Hills%20conference%20paper%202011%20Kordofanian.pdf Should Kordofanian be split up?], Nuba Hills Conference, Leiden |
* Roger Blench, 2011, [http://www.rogerblench.info/Language/Niger-Congo/Kordofanian/Nuba%20Hills%20conference%20paper%202011%20Kordofanian.pdf Should Kordofanian be split up?], Nuba Hills Conference, Leiden |
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Revision as of 17:57, 26 June 2017
| Talodi–Heiban | |
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| Geographic distribution | Nuba Hills, Sudan |
| Linguistic classification | Niger–Congo?
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| Glottolog | None narr1279 (Talodi) heib1242 (Heiban) |
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The Talodi–Heiban languages are a branch of the Niger–Congo family spoken in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan. The Talodi languages and Heiban languages are clearly distinct but relatively closely related.[1]
Classification
Talodi and Heiban had each constituted a group of the Kordofanian branch of Niger–Congo that was posited by Joseph Greenberg (1963); Talodi has also called Talodi–Masakin, and Heiban has also been called Koalib or Koalib–Moro. Roger Blench notes that the Talodi and Heiban families have the noun-class systems characteristic of the Atlantic–Congo core of Niger–Congo, but that the Katla languages (another putative branch of Kordofanian) have no trace of ever having had such a system, whereas the Kadu languages and some of the Rashad languages appear to have acquired noun classes as part of a Sprachbund, rather than having inherited them. He concludes that the Kordofanian languages do not form a genealogical group, but that Talodi–Heiban is core Niger–Congo, whereas Katla and Rashad form a peripheral branch (or perhaps branches) along the lines of Mande. The Kadu languages may be Nilo-Saharan.
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Lafofa (Tegem), sometimes classified as a divergent Talodi language, has a different set of cognates with other Niger–Congo and has been placed in its own branch of Niger–Congo.
See also
Notes
- ^ Gerrit Dimmendaal, 2008. "Language Ecology and Linguistic Diversity on the African Continent", Language and Linguistics Compass 2/5:842.
- Roger Blench. Unpublished. Kordofanian and Niger–Congo: new and revised lexical evidence.
- Roger Blench, 2011, Should Kordofanian be split up?, Nuba Hills Conference, Leiden