| Astaboran | |
|---|---|
| Northern Eastern Sudanic | |
| Geographic distribution: |
Sudan, Eritrea, Chad, Nubia |
| Linguistic classification: | Nilo-Saharan?
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| Subdivisions: |
? Meroitic (extinct)
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The Astaboran (per Ehret), Northern Eastern Sudanic, or Eastern k Sudanic languages form one of two primary divisions of the Eastern Sudanic languages. They are characterized by having a /k/ in the pronoun "I/me", as opposed to the Kir–Abbaian (Southern) languages, which have an /n/.
The most famous Astaboran language is Nubian. Assuming it's Nilo-Saharan, the ancient Meroitic language appears on limited evidence to be closest to languages of this group, such as Nyima and Nubian.