Temein languages

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

Temein
Nuba Hills
Geographic distribution	Nuba Mountains of Sudan
Linguistic classification	Nilo-Saharan? Eastern Sudanic? Southern Eastern? Temein
Language codes
Glottolog	teme1251

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):^[1]

Group	People	Language	Population	Location
Temein	ɔ̀rɔ́ŋgɔ̀ʔ (Stevenson); ɔ́ràntɛ̀t, pl. kààkɪ́nɪ́ ɔ́rɔ̀ŋɛ̀ (Dimmendaal)	lɔ́ŋɔ na rɔŋɛ (Stevenson); ŋɔ́ŋɔ́t ná ɔ́rɔ̀ŋɛ (Dimmendaal)	10,000	Temein hills southwest of Dilling, between Jebels Ghulfan Morung and Julud (Gulud)
Keiga Jirru	ɗóni	alŋak na ɗóni	1000 ?	Keiga Jirru west of Debri, and in 6 villages, northeast of Kadugli
Tese (Teisei umm Danab)	t̪ɛséʔ	ilək ka t̪ɛséʔ	1000 ?	Tesei hills

See also

• Temein word lists (Wiktionary)