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-MAâDI 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-MAâDI
Consists of: MORU
Dialect Cluster
AVUKAYA
Dialect Cluster.
LOGO
Dialect Cluster.
KĂLIKO
Language.
LUGBARA (âHighâ)
Dialect Cluster.
LUGBARA (âLowâ)
Dialect Cluster.
MAâDI
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 kĂ lĂ m
rĂș. DIALECT CLUSTER.
Spoken by: MORU, call themselves m
rĂ, 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 mĂzĂ ; 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: KĂDIRO, own name kĂ lĂ kĂ€d
ro s
.1
Spoken by: (MOR U)KĂDIRO (KEDIRU, KADIRU, KEDERO), call themselves k
d
rĂŽ; north-east of the MIZA, east of Amadi. A branch, nicknamed MAKUâBA, lives on River Tapari south of Tindalu.
Number: 1,453 TP*.
Dialect: LAKAMAâDI.
Spoken by: LAKAMAâDI, call themselves lakamaÉĂ; north of the KĂDIRO on the Tali road.
Number: 216 TP*.
These three dialects are so similar as to be almost identical.
