| Southern Nilotic | |
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| Geographic distribution | western Kenya, eastern Uganda, northern Tanzania |
| Linguistic classification | Nilo-Saharan?
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| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | sout2830 |
The Southern Nilotic languages are spoken mainly in western Kenya and northern Tanzania (with one of them, Kupsabiny or Sapiny, being spoken on the Ugandan side of Mount Elgon). They form a division of the larger Nilotic language family, along with the Western Nilotic languages and the Eastern Nilotic languages.