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This article is about the two languages of Sudan. For the language of Nigeria, see Nyima language. Pair of Eastern Sudanic languages of southern Sudan

Nyima
Nyimang
Geographic distribution	Sudan
Ethnicity	Nyimang
Linguistic classification	Nilo-Saharan? Eastern Sudanic Northern Eastern Nyima
Proto-language	Proto-Nyima
Subdivisions	Ama (Nyimang) Dinik (Afitti)
Language codes
Glottolog	`nyim1244`

The Nyima languages are a pair of languages of Sudan spoken by the Nyimang of the Nuba Mountains. They appear to be most closely related to the Eastern Sudanic languages, especially the northern group of Nubian, Nara and Tama.

Languages

The languages are:

Ama (Nyimang) — 160,000 speakers
Dinik (Afitti) — 4,000 speakers (2009)

Claude Rilly (2010) includes reconstructions for Proto-Nyima.

References

Ama at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
Afitti at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
Rilly, Claude. 2010. Le méroïtique et sa famille linguistique. Leuven: Peeters Publishers. ISBN 978-9042922372

Eastern Sudanic languages

Part of the proposed Nilo-Saharan language family

Northern k languages

Nubian

Birgid Dongolawi Kenzi Midob Nobiin Old Nubian
Hill Nubian	Dair Dilling El Hugeirat Ghulfan Haraza Kadaru Karko Wali

Nara

Nara

North	Majang
Southeast	Kwegu Meʼen Mursi Suri
Southwest	Baale Didinga Murle Laarim Tennet

Eastern Jebel

Temein

Daju

Eastern	Logorik Shatt
Western	Beigo Daju Mongo Nyolge Nyala Sila

Nilotic

Large group listed below

Nilotic languages

Eastern

Bari	Bari Kuku Mandari
Teso–Turkana	Karamojong Teso Toposa Turkana Nyangatom
Lotuko	Dongotono Lango (South Sudan) Lokoya Lopit Otuho
Ongamo–Maa	Maasai Ngasa Samburu Camus