Originally published in 1956, this volume presents a survey of the non-Bantu languages in the area extending south of the Sahara from Lake Chad to the Indian Ocean, together withj those of South Africa. The arrangement is primarily linguistic, in as much as larger units which show some indisputable affinities are where possible treated contiguously. Languages in the centre of the total area are discussed first, followed by thos ein the west, north, east and finally south.
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are spoken in the western part of the southern Sudan and the north-eastern part of the Belgian Congo.
In Tucker, Eastern Sudanic Languages, vol. i, the close interrelationship of the languages of the MORU-MA’DI Group was established beyond all doubt, as also the relationship of LENDU to this Group, in spite of its exotic phonetic system. It was further suggested that MANGBUTU and EFE might also be related. This wider grouping was likewise postulated by van Bulck,1 and subsequent field work in con- nexion with the NBBS has definitely established the limits of the Larger Unit.2
For discussion of the affinities of this Larger Unit with the BONGO-BAGIRMI languages, see pp. 141-3.
LANGUAGE GROUP: MORU-MA’DI
Consists of: MORU
Dialect Cluster
AVUKAYA
Dialect Cluster.
LOGO
Dialect Cluster.
KÄLIKO
Language.
LUGBARA (‘High’)
Dialect Cluster.
LUGBARA (‘Low’)
Dialect Cluster.
MA’DI
Dialect Cluster.
Where spoken: Sudan: Moru District, extending south into Yei District ;3 the north- eastern corner of the Belgian Congo; Uganda: West Nile District and some outlying areas.
MORU, own name kàlà m
rú. DIALECT CLUSTER.
Spoken by: MORU, call themselves m
rÚ, but also use their own tribal names (see below).
Number of speakers: estimated at c. 23,000.4
Dialect: MIZA.
Spoken by: (MORU)MIZA, call themselves mízà; south and east of Amadi; a small section of the tribe among the MOROKODO.
Number: 2,031 TP*.
The MIZA dialect is used as a medium of primary education. The New Testament and some other books have been published.
Dialect: KÄDIRO, own name kàlà käd
ro s
.1
Spoken by: (MOR U)KÄDIRO (KEDIRU, KADIRU, KEDERO), call themselves k
d
rô; north-east of the MIZA, east of Amadi. A branch, nicknamed MAKU’BA, lives on River Tapari south of Tindalu.
Number: 1,453 TP*.
Dialect: LAKAMA’DI.
Spoken by: LAKAMA’DI, call themselves lakamaɗí; north of the KÄDIRO on the Tali road.
Number: 216 TP*.
These three dialects are so similar as to be almost identical.
ɓiä; east of the MIZA (the name means ‘easterner’).
These two dialects are almost identical, but differ considerably from MIZA and KÄDIRO, especially in phonetics.
Dialect: ÄGI, own name kàlà
g
.
Spoken by: (MORU)ÄGI, call themselves äg
; north-west of the ÄNDRI on the road to Maridi. A remnant of the ÄGI, fugitives from the ZANDE, lives on the Tali road north-east of the MOROKODO.
Number: 326 TP* + 44 TP* on the Tali...
Table of contents
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
SOURCES ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
NOTE ON TYPOGRAPHY: SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS
ADDENDA
1. MORU-MANGBETU LANGUAGHS
2. BONGO-BAGIRMILANGUAGES
3. SERE MUNDU LANGUAGES
4. MBA GROUP
5. ZANDE
6. BANDA-GBAYA-NGBANDI LANGUAGES
7. BUA GROUP
8. SOMRAIGROUP
9. EAST SAHARAN LANGUAGES
10. MIMI
11. MABA GROUP
12. TAMA GROUP
13. FUR
14. DAJU GROUP
15. NYIMANG GROUP
16. TEMEIN GROUP
17. KATLA GROUP
18. KOALIB-TAGOI LANGUAGES
19. KADUGLI-RRONGO GROUP
20. MNUBIAN GROUP
21. BAREA
22. KUNAMA
23. BERTA
24. TABI
25. ‘GULE’
26. KOMA GROUP
27. DIDINGA-MURLE GROUP
28. BAKO GROUP
29. TEUSO
30. NILOTIC LANGUAGES
31. NILO-HAMITIO LANGUAGES
32. CUSHITIC LANGUAGES
33. AFRICAN SEMENTIC LANGUAGES
34. IRAQW GROUP
35. MBUGU
36. SANYE
37. SANDAWE-HOTTENTOT LANGUAGES
38. BUSHMAN-HADZA LANGUAGES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
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