Sere languages

The Sere languages (also called the Ndogoic or Sere–Ndogo languages) are a proposed family of Ubangian languages spoken in South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Several are endangered or extinct. The most populous Sere language is Ndogo of South Sudan, with about 30,000 speakers.

Sere
Sereic, Ndogoic, Sere–Ndogo
Geographic distribution	South Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Linguistic classification	Ubangian Seri–Mba Sere
Subdivisions	Feroge–Mangaya Indri–Togoyo Sere–Bviri
Language codes
Glottolog	sere1262

Traditionally classified as part of the Sere languages, Feroge–Mangayat and Indri–Togoyo could be separate groups that may not belong within Sere.^[1]

Languages

Per Ethnologue 26, the structure of the family is as follows:

Sere	Feroge–Mangaya Feroge Mangayat Indri–Togoyo Indri Togoyo † Sere–Bviri Bai–Viri Bai Belanda Viri Ndogo–Sere Ndogo Sere Tagbu

Per Glottolog v4.8, the structure of the family is as follows:^[2]

Sereic	Feroge–Mangaya Feroge Mangayat Sere–Indri Indri–Togoyo Indri Togoyo † Sere–Bviri Bai–Viri Bai Belanda Viri Ndogo–Sere Ndogo Tagbu–Sere Sere Tagbu

Although the Sere–Bviri languages are clearly related to each other, it is not clear if they are related to Feroge–Mangayat and Indri–Togoyo. The recently extinct Indri–Togoyo languages have pronouns that look Niger–Congo, and are not similar to those of the other languages.^[1]