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The Eastern Nilotic languages are one of the three primary branches of the Nilotic Languages , themselves belonging to the Eastern Sudanic subfamily of Nilo-Saharan ; they are believed to have begun to diverge about 3,000 years ago, and have spread southwards from an original home in Equatoria in the far south of Sudan . They are spoken across a large area in East Africa , ranging from Equatoria to the highlands of Tanzania . Their speakers are mostly Cattle Herders living in semi-arid or arid plains. According to Vossen, they are classified as follows by the comparative method:
It is generally agreed upon that Bari forms a primary branch, but lower-level splits are less clear. SEE ALSO BIBLIOGRAPHY
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