Mumuye languages
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Mumuye |
| region | Taraba State, eastern Nigeria |
| familycolor | Niger-Congo |
| fam2 | Atlantic–Congo |
| fam3 | Savannas |
| fam4 | Leko–Nimbari |
| fam5 | Mumuye–Yendang |
| glotto | mumu1250 |
| glottorefname | Mumuyic |
| :: |
|name=Mumuye |region=Taraba State, eastern Nigeria |familycolor=Niger-Congo |fam2=Atlantic–Congo |fam3=Savannas |fam4=Leko–Nimbari |fam5=Mumuye–Yendang |glotto=mumu1250 |glottorefname=Mumuyic
The Mumuye languages are a group of Adamawa languages spoken in Taraba State, eastern Nigeria.
Languages
The classification below follows Shimizu (1979).
- Mumuye
Mumuye is the most widely spoken Adamawa language.
Names and locations
Below is a list of language names, populations, and locations from Blench (2019).
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| Language | Branch | Cluster | Dialects | Alternate spellings | Own name for language | Endonym(s) | Other names (location-based) | Other names for language | Exonym(s) | Speakers | Location(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mumuye cluster | Mumuye | Mumuye | 103,000 (1952); 400,000 (1980 UBS) | Taraba State, Jalingo, Zing, Yorro and Mayo Belwa LGAs | ||||||||
| North–Eastern Mumuye | Mumuye | Mumuye | Bajama (Gnoore) and Jeng, Zing (Zinna, Zeng) and Mang, Kwaji and Meeka, Yaa, also Yakoko (according to Meek) | Zing group | Taraba State, Zing, Yorro and Mayo Belwa LGAs | |||||||
| South–Western Mumuye | Mumuye | Mumuye | Monkin group: Kugong, Shaari, Sagbee; Kpugbong group: Kasaa, Yɔrɔ, Lankoviri (Lankavirĩ), Saawa, Nyaaja, and Jaalingo | Taraba State, Jalingo LGA | ||||||||
| Pangseng | Mumuye | Pangseng, Komo, Jega | Taraba State, Karim Lamido LGA | |||||||||
| Rang | Mumuye | Taraba State, Zing LGA | ||||||||||
| :: |
References
- Shimizu, Kiyoshi. 1979. A comparative study of the Mumuye dialects (Nigeria). (Marburger Studien zur Afrika- und Asienkunde A14). Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.
References
- Shimizu, Kiyoshi. (1979). "A Comparative Study of the Mumuye Dialects (Nigeria)". Verlag von Dietrich Reimer.
- Blench, Roger. (2019). "An Atlas of Nigerian Languages". Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
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