The Katla languages are two to three closely related languages that form a small language family in the Nuba Hills of Sudan. Part of an erstwhile Kordofanian proposal, they are of uncertain position within the hypothetical NigerâÂÂCongo family. They do not share the characteristic morphology of NigerâÂÂCongo, such as the noun-class system. Thus Roger Blench classifies them as a divergent branch of NigerâÂÂCongo outside the AtlanticâÂÂCongo core. A similar situation holds for another Kordofanian family, Rashad; these are not closely related to Katla.