Nding
Nding may be, *the extinct Nding language of Sudan *the Congolese Henri Nding Henri is the French form of the masculine given name Henry, also in Estonian, Finnish, German and Luxembourgish. Bearers of the given name include: People French nobles * Henri I de Montmorency (1534–1614), Marshal and Constable of France * H ...

Nding Language
Nding is a critically endangered Niger–Congo language in the Talodi family of Kordofan, Sudan. Nding is spoken in the area of the mountain (Jebel) Eliri, on the south of Talodi in South Kordofan, Sudan. Because of that, the language also goes by the name Eliri. According to the UNESCO “Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger” from 2010, the language is critically endangered. However, the 2020 edition of "Ethnoloɠue" describes it as endangered, counting 400 speakers among some young people and all adults. Phonology Vowels In the Nding language, exist the following vowels: ''a, e, i, o, u''. Among those ''a, e, o,'' can be further classified as long or short, pronunciation-wise. Consonants In the Nding language, appear following consonants: ''k, g, ṅ, tj, dj, ń, t, d, n, r, l, y, p, b, m, w''. Interestingly, the sound “''h''” is absent in the Nding phonetics. These consonants can get nasalized by connecting one consonant with ''n'' or ''m;'' and in some ...
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