| Northern Eastern Sudanic | |
|---|---|
| Astaboran | |
| (undemonstrated) | |
| Geographic distribution | Sudan, Eritrea, Egypt, Chad |
| Linguistic classification | Nilo-Saharan?
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| Proto-language | Proto-Northern Eastern Sudanic |
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| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | None |
The Northern Eastern Sudanic, Eastern k Sudanic, Ek Sudanic, NNT or Astaboran languages may form a primary division of the proposed Eastern Sudanic family. They are characterised by having a /k/ in the first person singular pronoun "I/me", as opposed to the Southern Eastern Sudanic languages, which have an /n/. Nyima has yet to be conclusively linked to the other languages, and would appear to be the closest relative of Ek Sudanic rather than Ek Sudanic proper.
The most well-known language of this group is Nubian. According to Claude Rilly, the ancient Meroitic language appears on limited evidence to be closely related to the languages of this group.
A reconstruction of Proto-Northern Eastern Sudanic has also been proposed by Rilly (2010).[1]