The Nyima languages are a pair of languages of
Sudan spoken by the
Nyimang
The Nyimang are an ethnic sub-group of the Nuba peoples in the Nuba Mountains of South Kordofan in Sudan. Their population may exceed 100,000. Most are Muslims.
Culture
Communication
They speak Nyima languages, also known as Ama language of the ...
of the
Nuba Mountains
The Nuba Mountains ( ar, جبال النوبة), also referred to as the Nuba Hills, is an area located in South Kordofan, Sudan. The area is home to a group of indigenous ethnic groups known collectively as the Nuba peoples. In the Middle Age ...
that appear to be most closely related to the
Eastern Sudanic languages
In most classifications, the Eastern Sudanic languages are a group of nine families of languages that may constitute a branch of the Nilo-Saharan language family. Eastern Sudanic languages are spoken from southern Egypt to northern Tanzania.
N ...
, especially the northern group of
Nubian,
Nara
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an " independent federal agency of the United States government within the executive branch", charged with the preservation and documentation of government and historical records. It ...
and
Tama.
Languages
The languages are:
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Ama
Ama or AMA may refer to:
Ama Languages
* Ama language (New Guinea)
* Ama language (Sudan)
People
* Ama (Ama Kōhei), former ring name for sumo wrestler Harumafuji Kōhei
* Mary Ama, a New Zealand artist
* Shola Ama, a British singer
* Ām ...
(Nyimang) — {{sigfig, 158,000, 2} speakers
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Dinik (Afitti) — 4,000 speakers (2009)
Claude Rilly (2010)
[Rilly, Claude. 2010. ''Le méroïtique et sa famille linguistique''. Leuven: Peeters Publishers. {{ISBN, 978-9042922372] includes reconstructions for Proto-Nyima.
See also
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List of Northern Eastern Sudanic reconstructions (Wiktionary)
References
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{{Eastern Sudanic languages
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Northern Eastern Sudanic languages
Language families
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