Central Sudanic languages

Central Sudanic
Geographic
distribution
CAR, Chad, Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda, Congo (DRC)
Native speakers
ca. 15 million
Linguistic classificationNilo-Saharan?
  • Central Sudanic
Proto-languageProto-Central Sudanic
Subdivisions
Language codes
ISO 639-5csu
Glottologcent2225
Central Sudanic languages in Africa

Central Sudanic is a family of about sixty languages that have been included in the proposed Nilo-Saharan language family. Central Sudanic languages are spoken in the Central African Republic, Chad, Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda, and Congo (DRC). They include the pygmy languages Efé and Asoa.