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Mambiloid languages

Index Mambiloid languages

The twelve Mambiloid languages are a branch of Benue–Congo languages spoken by the Mambila and related people in Nigeria and Cameroon. [1]

24 relations: Adamawa languages, Atlantic–Congo languages, Benue–Congo languages, Bung language, Cameroon, Fam language, Kamkam language, Kasabe language, Kwanja language, Luo language (Cameroon), Mambila language, Mambila people, Mvanip language, Ndoro language, Ndunda language, Nigeria, Nizaa language, Njerep language, Somyev language, Tep language, Twendi language, Vute language, Wawa language, Yeni 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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Benue–Congo languages

Benue–Congo (sometimes called East Benue–Congo) is a major subdivision of the Niger–Congo language family which covers most of Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Bung language

The Bung language is a nearly extinct, endangered language of Cameroon spoken by 3 people (in 1995) at the village of Boung on the Adamawa Plateau.

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Cameroon

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Fam language

Fam is a Bantoid language of Nigeria.

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Kamkam language

Mbongno (Bungnu), also known as Kamkam, is a Mambiloid language of Nigeria, with an unknown number of speakers in Cameroon.

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Kasabe language

The Kasabe language is an extinct language of Cameroon, formerly spoken around Mambila in the Nyalang area.

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Kwanja language

Kwanja (Konja) is a Mambiloid language of Cameroon.

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Luo language (Cameroon)

The Luo language is an unclassified language spoken in a section of the Atta region of Cameroon.

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Mambila language

Mambila is a dialect chain stretching across Nigeria and Cameroon.

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Mambila people

The Mambilla or Mambila people of Nigeria live on the Mambilla plateau (in 'Sardauna' local government area of Taraba State in Nigeria).

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Mvanip language

Mvanip (Mvano), or Magu, is a minor Mambiloid language of Nigeria.

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Ndoro language

Ndoola (Ndoro) is a Bantoid language of Nigeria, with a couple thousand speakers in Cameroon.

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Ndunda language

Ndunda is a minor Mambiloid language of Nigeria.

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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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Nizaa language

Suga, also known as Galim, Nyemnyem, and Nizaa, is a Mambiloid language of Cameroon.

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Njerep language

Njerep (Njerup) is a Mambiloid language spoken in the Adamawa Region of Cameroon.

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Somyev language

Somyev (Somyewe), also known as Kila ("blacksmith" in Fulfulde), is a nearly extinct Mambiloid language of two villages, one in Nigeria and one in Cameroon, that is spoken by a caste of blacksmiths that live among the Mambila.

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Tep language

Tep is a Mambiloid language of Nigeria.

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Twendi language

Twendi, or Cambap as it is also known, is a nearly extinct Mambiloid language of Cameroon.

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Vute language

Vute is a Mambiloid language of Cameroon, with a thousand speakers in Nigeria.

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Wawa language

Wawa is a Mambiloid language spoken in a region of Cameroon and just inside bordering Nigeria used by about 3,000 people in three main dialects.

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Yeni language

The Yeni language is an extinct language of Cameroon, formerly spoken around Djeni Mountain in the Nyalang area.

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Redirects here:

Mambiloid, Mambiloid language, Ndoro–Fam languages.

References

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

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