Mumuye is by far the most populous of the Adamawa languages. It is spoken in northeastern Nigeria. It is classified in the Leko–Nimbari branch of Savanna... 7 KB (702 words) - 18:10, 15 January 2024 |
(1979). Mumuye Mumuye proper: Northeast Mumuye, Southwest Mumuye Rang Mumuye: Rang Pangseng Mumuye: Pangseng, Komo, Jega, etc. Mumuye is the most widely... 3 KB (138 words) - 15:41, 13 January 2021 |
The Mumuye are people of the Taraba State, Nigeria. They speak the Mumuye language. They constitute the largest tribal group in Taraba State of Nigeria... 11 KB (1,375 words) - 14:24, 24 March 2024 |
The Mumuye–Yendang languages are a proposed group of Savanna languages spoken in eastern Nigeria. They were labeled "G5" in Joseph Greenberg's Adamawa... 2 KB (132 words) - 04:07, 22 December 2020 |
Chamba–Mumuye languages are a subgroup of the old Adamawa languages family (G2, G4, G5, G12), provisionally now a branch of the Savanna languages. They... 1 KB (92 words) - 05:19, 5 September 2019 |
The number of languages natively spoken in Africa is variously estimated (depending on the delineation of language vs. dialect) at between 1,250 and 2... 78 KB (5,578 words) - 09:57, 28 March 2024 |
Consciously devised language Endangered language – Language that is at risk of going extinct Ethnologue#Language families Extinct language – Language that no longer... 34 KB (217 words) - 13:32, 22 April 2024 |
languages is Mumuye, at 400,000 speakers. A couple of unclassified languages—notably Laal and Jalaa—are found along their fringes. Ubangian languages... 6 KB (504 words) - 19:11, 13 June 2023 |
Niger–Congo languages. They are among the least studied languages in Africa, and include many endangered languages; by far the largest is Mumuye, with 400... 90 KB (1,437 words) - 22:17, 31 March 2024 |
Taraba State (category Articles containing French-language text) Its slogan is Nature's Gift to the Nation. The main ethnic groups are the Mumuye, Mambilla, Jukun, Kuteb, Wurkun, Yandang, Ndola, Itchen, Jenjo, Tiv,Fulani... 23 KB (1,739 words) - 14:18, 24 April 2024 |
are clearly Adamawa languages. In this language, 'man' is called vere. However, according to Boyd, Mome or Nya Kopo is a Mumuye dialect. There are approximately... 3 KB (280 words) - 08:02, 17 April 2024 |
Tiefo (ex-Gur) Wara–Natyoro (ex-Gur) Tusya (a.k.a. "Win": ex-Gur) Chamba–Mumuye a.k.a. Leko–Nimbari (ex-Adamawa: G2, G4, G5, G12) Mbum–Day (ex-Adamawa:... 11 KB (781 words) - 10:45, 7 November 2022 |
The Kwa languages, often specified as New Kwa, are a proposed but as-yet-undemonstrated family of languages spoken in the south-eastern part of Ivory... 25 KB (955 words) - 00:27, 13 April 2024 |
The Grassfields languages (or Wide Grassfields languages) are a branch of the Southern Bantoid languages spoken in the Western High Plateau of Cameroon... 6 KB (393 words) - 16:05, 19 January 2024 |
The Senufo or Senufic languages (Senoufo in French) has around 15 languages spoken by the Senufo in the north of Ivory Coast, the south of Mali and the... 8 KB (864 words) - 09:45, 19 June 2022 |
Vigye, is a language of Burkina Faso. It may be a member of the Gur language, but it is of uncertain affiliation within the Niger-Congo languages. It is spoken... 2 KB (145 words) - 10:55, 19 December 2022 |
The Mande languages (Mandén, Manding; [needs IPA]) are a group of languages spoken in several countries in West Africa by the Mandé peoples. They include... 30 KB (1,653 words) - 05:32, 14 March 2024 |
The Atlantic–Congo languages are the largest demonstrated family of languages in Africa. They have characteristic noun class systems and form the core... 7 KB (411 words) - 04:01, 6 December 2023 |
semi-Bantu language that is spoken in Cameroon by the Tikar people, as well as by the Bedzan Pygmies, who speak their own dialect of the language. A recent... 2 KB (155 words) - 23:39, 29 December 2023 |
Igboid languages constitute a branch of the Volta–Niger language family. The subgroups are: Ekpeye Nuclear Igboid: Igbo, Ikwerre, Ika, Izii–Ikwo–Ezza–Mgbo... 6 KB (215 words) - 08:14, 8 March 2024 |
form a branch of the "Yoruba–Edo–Akoko–Igbo" (YEAI) group of Niger–Congo languages.[citation needed] It is spoken in the LGAs of Akoko North East, Akoko... 5 KB (279 words) - 02:26, 24 November 2021 |
Jega, and others. Shimizu, Kiyoshi (1979). A Comparative Study of the Mumuye Dialects (Nigeria). Marburger Studien zur Afrika- und Asienkunde. Vol. A-14... 1 KB (58 words) - 17:27, 19 December 2022 |