Complex sentence: Nubian (and possibly Meroitic) gives Eastern Sudanic some of the earliest written attestations of an African language; however, its largest branch by far is Nilotic, spread by extensive and comparatively recent conquests throughout East Africa.
Split into simpler sentences: Nubian (and possibly Meroitic) gives Eastern Sudanic some of the earliest written attestations of an African language. However, its largest branch by far is Nilotic, spread by extensive and comparatively recent conquests throughout East Africa.