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The Saharan languages are a small family of languages across parts of the eastern Sahara, extending from northwestern Sudan to southern Libya, north and central Chad, eastern Niger and northeastern Nigeria. Noted Saharan languages include Kanuri, Daza, Teda, and Zaghawa. They have been classified as part of the hypothetical but controversial Nilo-Saharan family.

Internal classification
's 2007 classification of the Saharan languages • Saharan • Eastern • Berti † ( Sagato; extinct) • Zaghawa ( Beria) • Western • Kanuri • Kanuri (Bilma, Manga, Tumari, Central) • Kanembu (Tarjumo) • TebuDazaTeda ==External classification==
External classification
Roger Blench argues that the Saharan and Songhay languages form a Songhay-Saharan branch with each other within the wider Nilo-Saharan linguistic phylum. ==Reconstruction==
Reconstruction
Cyffer (2020:385) gives the following Proto-Saharan reconstructions: ==Comparative vocabulary==
Comparative vocabulary
Sample basic vocabulary of Saharan languages from Blažek (2007): Numerals Comparison of numerals in individual languages: == See Also ==
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