Several Kordofanian languages are spoken in the Nuba hills of Kordofan, in Sudan. They are usually grouped together with the Niger-Congo languages, forming the Niger-Kordofanian languages. The "Tumtum" or Kadu languages were formerly considered Kordofanian, but are now normally excluded (since Schadeberg 1981c), and widely seen as Nilo-Saharan. They are divided into four subgroups:

• Heiban languages (also called Koalib, Koalib-Moro)
• Talodi languages (also called Talodi-Masakin, Lafofa)
• Rashad languages (Tegali -Tagoi)
• Katla languages

Ethnically, their speakers form part of the "Nuba".

Bibliography

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External links

• Katcha-English Dictionary (one of the Kadu languages )