科爾多凡語族是尼日-剛果語系的三個分支之一,主要語言人口位於東非蘇丹中部科爾多凡地區南部的努巴山區內,是一個比較疏離的一個支系。1963年,約瑟·格林伯格(Joseph Greenberg)把它歸入尼日-科爾多凡語系之內,與由其它尼日-剛果語系的語言組成的「尼日-剛果語族」並列[1]。今日,一般都把科爾多凡語系及其他原尼日-剛果語族的成員並列。儘管如此,由於科爾多凡語族的語言與其他尼日-剛果語系的語言少有共同之處,有些學者認為它不屬於尼日-剛果語系,並把它與門德語族(Mande languages,又譯曼德語族)放在同一個獨立的分類中。科爾多凡語族的語言人口組成到現在仍有爭議[2]。
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過往Tumtum語或Kadu languages亦被認為是科爾多凡語族的成員之一[3],但現時普遍已排除出外[4],而被歸入尼羅-撒哈拉語系之內。
現時,科爾多凡語族的成員大約有二十多種語言,人口不超過200,000人[5],大致可分為四個語支。
從民族學的角度來說,科爾多凡語族的語言人口都是努巴人(Nuba)的一部份。
- Heiban 語支:又名 Koalib 或 Koalib-Moro
- 東部Eastern
- 中西部West-Central
- 中部Central
- Shirumba
- 西部Western
- Katla
- Rashad 語支:又名 Tegali-Tagoi
- Talodi 語支:又名 Talodi-Masakin 或 Lafofa
- Talodi Proper
- Jomang
- Nding
- Ngile-Dengebu
- Tocho
- Tegem
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