Where are Nilotic languages spoken in Africa?

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Nilo-Saharan languages Distribution of the Nilo-Saharan languages.

Nilotic languages are spoken in a relatively contiguous region of Africa, stretching from northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, and western Ethiopia southward through Uganda and Kenya into northern Tanzania.1

These languages are classified as part of the Eastern Sudanic subbranch of the Nilo-Saharan language family. They are generally categorized into three groups:1
* Western Nilotic: Includes languages such as Dinka, Nuer, Luo, and Shilluk.1
* Eastern Nilotic: Includes languages such as Maa (spoken by the Maasai), Turkana, and Teso.1
* Southern Nilotic: Includes languages such as Kalenjin and Datooga.1