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Niger-Kordofanian languages - Definition and Overview

The Niger-Kordofanian language family was proposed by Joseph H. Greenberg in his 1966 book Languages of Africa.

The family is claimed to include the Niger-Congo and Kordofanian families. Most historical linguists consider the connection between these two language groups a plausible but still unproven hypothesis.

References

  • Joseph H. Greenberg, The Languages of Africa. Indiana Univ. Press (1966).
  • Bernd Heine and Derek Nurse, African Languages - An Introduction. Cambridge Univ. press (2000)
  • John Bendor-Samuel, The Niger-Congo Languages — A classification and description of Africa's largest language family, University Press of America (1989).
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