Nilo-Saharan languages

Nilo-Saharan
Geographic distribution	Central and East Africa
Linguistic classification	One of the world's primary language families
Subdivisions	Berta Fur Gumuz Koman Kuliak Kunama Maban Saharan Songhay Central Sudanic Eastern Sudanic (includes Nilotic) ? Kadu ? Mimi-D ? Shabo
Language codes
ISO 639-2 / 5	ssa
Map showing the distribution of Nilo-Saharan languages

The Nilo-Saharan languages are a family of African languages. They are spoken by around 50 million people, who mainly live in the upper parts of the Chari and Nile rivers. The languages go through 17 countries in the northern half of Africa:

• from Algeria to Benin in the west
• from Libya to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the center
• from Egypt to Tanzania in the east

• Popular Overview of Nilo-Saharan