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Duru languages

Index Duru languages

The Duru languages are a group of Savanna languages spoken in northern Cameroon and eastern Nigeria. [1]

14 relations: Adamawa languages, Atlantic–Congo languages, Cameroon, Dii languages, Dowayo language, Duli language, Joseph Greenberg, Koma language, Kutin language, Leko–Nimbari languages, Nigeria, Savannas languages, Vere language, Voko language.

Adamawa languages

The Adamawa languages are a putative family of 80–90 languages scattered across the Adamawa Plateau in central Africa, in Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, and Chad, spoken altogether by only one and a half million people (as of 1996).

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Atlantic–Congo languages

The Atlantic–Congo languages are a major division constituting the core of the Niger–Congo language family of Africa, characterised by the noun class systems typical of the family.

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Cameroon

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Dii languages

The Dii language is a dialect cluster in the Duru branch of Savanna languages.

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Dowayo language

The Dowayo language (Doyayo) is a member of the Duru branch of Savanna languages.

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Duli language

Duli is an extinct Adamawa language of northern Cameroon.

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Joseph Greenberg

Joseph Harold Greenberg (May 28, 1915 – May 7, 2001) was an American linguist, known mainly for his work concerning linguistic typology and the genetic classification of languages.

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Koma language

The Koma language is a member of the Duru branch of Savanna languages of Cameroon.

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Kutin language

Kutin is a member of the Duru branch of Savanna languages.

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Leko–Nimbari languages

The Leko–Nimbari or Chamba–Mumuye languages are a subgroup of the old Adamawa languages family (G2, G4, G5, G12), provisionally now a branch of the Savanna languages.

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Nigeria

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a federal republic in West Africa, bordering Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north.

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Savannas languages

The Savannas languages, also known as Gur–Adamawa (Adamawa–Gur), is a branch of the Niger–Congo languages that includes Greenberg's Gur and Adamawa–Ubangui families.

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Vere language

The Vere language (Verre, Were), also known as Kobo or Mom Jango, is a member of the Duru branch of Savanna languages.

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Voko language

Longto, or Voko (Woko), is a member of the Duru branch of Savanna languages that is spoken in Cameroon.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duru_languages

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