Hill Nubian languages

Hill Nubian languages are spoken in enclaves within the Nuba Hills of southern Sudan. These languages are part of the larger Nilo-Saharan language family and are considered Eastern Sudanic languages. The Nuba people, who inhabit these hills, speak these languages, though they exhibit diversity in physical type and culture. Historically, the term "Nuba" was used to refer to inhabitants of the Nile valley, but it has also come to designate peoples in the Nuba Hills, despite the linguistic and cultural variety present there. The intrusion of Hill Nubian into this region is believed to be a more recent event, occurring as Nubian groups dispersed during the Arab destruction of Nubian kingdoms between the 13th and 16th centuries.123