The Temein languages, or Nuba Hills languages, are a group of Eastern Sudanic languages spoken in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan.

Languages

The Temein languages are not closely related.

• Temein (Ronge; 10,000 speakers)

• Doni (Keiga Jirru)

• Tese (Dese)

Temein is the most conservative language; Doni and Tese have been strongly influenced by Kadu languages.

Demographics

Demographic information of the three Temein languages according to Blench (2013):

See also

• Temein word lists (Wiktionary)

References

• Blench, Roger. 2006. Comparative Temein wordlists.

External links

• Temein languages (Roger Blench)