Mbum Languages

	Mbum Languages The Mbum or Kebi-Benue languages (also known as Lakka in narrower scope) are a group of the Mbum–Day branch of the Adamawa languages, spoken in southern Chad, northwestern Central African Republic, northern Cameroon and eastern Nigeria. Their best-known member is Mbum; other languages in the group include Tupuri and Kare. They were labeled "G6" in Joseph Greenberg's Adamawa language-family proposal. Languages Southern Mbum: Mbum proper, Mbere, Gbete South West Mbum : imbum of the WimbumCentral Mbum Karang: Karang (Mbum, Laka), Nzakambay (Njak Mbai), Pana, Ngumi, Kare (Kãrɛ̃) Koh: Kuo (Koh), Sakpu Northern Mbum Dama–Galke: Dama, Ndai (Galke, Pormi), Mono, Kali Tupuri–Mambai: Mangbai, Mundang, Tupuri In addition, Pondo, Gonge, Tale, Laka, Pam and To are unclassified within Mbum. To is a secret male initiation language of the Gbaya. Dek is purported in some sources but apparently unattested. La'bi, an esoteric ritual language of mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Chad Chad (; ar, تشاد , ; french: Tchad, ), officially the Republic of Chad, '; ) is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon to the southwest, Nigeria to the southwest (at Lake Chad), and Niger to the west. Chad has a population of 16 million, of which 1.6 million live in the capital and largest city of N'Djamena. Chad has several regions: a desert zone in the north, an arid Sahelian belt in the centre and a more fertile Sudanian Savanna zone in the south. Lake Chad, after which the country is named, is the second-largest wetland in Africa. Chad's official languages are Arabic and French. It is home to over 200 different ethnic and linguistic groups. Islam (55.1%) and Christianity (41.1%) are the main religions practiced in Chad. Beginning in the 7th millennium BC, human populations moved into the Chadian basin in great numbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ngumi Language Karang language (also called Mbum East or Lakka) is an Mbum language of Cameroon and Chad. Dialects There are 27,000-32,000 Karang speakers in Cameroon, including 7,000 speakers of the ''Sakpu'' dialect (SIL 1991), and 10,000-15,000 speakers of the ''Nzakmbay'' dialect (SIL 1998). Karang is spoken in Touboro and Tcholliré communes in Mayo-Rey department, Northern Region, and also in Chad. It is closely related to Pana Pana or PANA may refer to: Pana (mythology), a god in Inuit religion PANA, in telecommunications, a Plain ANAlog loop Alarm circuit Protocol for carrying Authentication for Network Access, a network access authentication protocol Pana, used fo .... Writing system Nasalisation is indicated with a cedilla : a̧, ȩ, i̧, o̧, ɔ̧, u̧. The only tone is high, indicated with an acute accent: á, é, í, ó, ɔ́, ú; it can be combined with nasalisation: á̧, ȩ́, í̧, ó̧, ú̧. Long vowels are indicated with an h. See also * List of Proto-Lakka rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Pam Language Pam is a nearly extinct, unclassified Mbum language of northern Cameroon. There are only about 30 speakers remaining in the vicinity of Tcholliré (Tcholliré commune, Mayo-Rey Mayo-Rey is a department of North Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 36,529 km and as of 2001 had a total population of 242,441 . The capital of the department lies at Tcholliré. Spillover of CAR War According to the ... department, Northern Region). References Languages of Cameroon Mbum languages {{AtlanticCongo-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Laka Language (Nigeria) Laka of Lau is a Central Sudanic language spoken in Nigeria. It is most closely related to Kabba Laka of Chad. The Hausa refer to the Laka people of Lau as ''Lakawa''. The language was only recently documented in the mid-2010s, and had been previously misclassified as a Mbum language along with Lau. Distribution Laka speakers live in Laka ward of Lau LGA (Hausa: ''Angawan Lakawa''; formerly ''Garin Lakawa'' ‘Laka town’), Taraba State, eastern Nigeria.Idiatov, Dmitry, Mark Van de Velde, Tope Olagunju and Bitrus Andrew. 2017. Results of the first AdaGram survey in Adamawa and Taraba States, Nigeria'. 47th Colloquium on African Languages and Linguistics (CALL) (Leiden, Netherlands). They live alongside the Win Lau (or ''Lau proper''; formerly ''Lau Habe''), who are Jukunoid speakers. Lexical comparison The following table compares Laka (Lau) and Laka (Chad), both of which are Central Sudanic languages, with Lau proper, a Jukunoid The Jukunoid languages are a branch of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tale Language Kare (Kãrɛ̃, Kareng; autonym ''nzáà kã́rĩ́'', where ''nzáà'' = "mouth") is a southern Mbum language of the Central African Republic, spoken by the Kare people in the mountains of the northeasterly Ouham-Pendé prefecture around Bocaranga. It is spoken by around 97,000 people in the country, and another few thousand speakers in Cameroon. The language's presence on the southeastern edge of the Mbum family is thought to reflect early 19th-century migrations from the Adamawa Plateau, fleeing Fulani raids. ''Ethnologue'' 17 reports that Kare is intelligible with Mbum proper. However, languages more closely related to either are not reported to be intelligible. ''Ethnologue'' lists Tale (Tali) as a dialect, but Blench (2004) leaves it unclassified within the Mbum languages. ''Ethnologue'' also lists Kali as a synonym; Blench lists a Kali language in a different branch of the Mbum languages. Phonology Kare has the following consonantal phonemes: It has the following vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Gonge Language Pana is an Mbum language of the Central African Republic. A few thousand speak it in southern Chad and northern Cameroon. A dialect in Cameroon, ''Man'', may be a separate language. Blench (2004) leaves Pondo and Gonge in CAR unclassified within the Mbum languages. Distribution Pana is spoken around Belel (Belel commune, Vina department, Adamawa Region), and in Mayo-Rey Mayo-Rey is a department of North Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 36,529 km and as of 2001 had a total population of 242,441 . The capital of the department lies at Tcholliré. Spillover of CAR War According to the ... department, Northern Region. It is also found in CAR and Chad. References Roger Blench, 2004List of Adamawa languages(ms) Languages of the Central African Republic Languages of Cameroon Languages of Chad Mbum languages {{AtlanticCongo-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Pondo Language (Adamawa) Pana is an Mbum language of the Central African Republic. A few thousand speak it in southern Chad and northern Cameroon. A dialect in Cameroon, ''Man'', may be a separate language. Blench (2004) leaves Pondo and Gonge in CAR unclassified within the Mbum languages. Distribution Pana is spoken around Belel (Belel commune, Vina department, Adamawa Region), and in Mayo-Rey Mayo-Rey is a department of North Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 36,529 km and as of 2001 had a total population of 242,441 . The capital of the department lies at Tcholliré. Spillover of CAR War According to the ... department, Northern Region. It is also found in CAR and Chad. References Roger Blench, 2004List of Adamawa languages(ms) Languages of the Central African Republic Languages of Cameroon Languages of Chad Mbum languages {{AtlanticCongo-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mundang Language Mundang is an Mbum language of southern Chad and northern Cameroon. The Gelama dialect of Cameroon may be a separate language. Distribution Mundang, spoken in Cameroon by 44,700 speakers (SIL 1982), is mainly spoken in Mayo-Kani department, Far North Region, in the communes of Mindif, Moulvouday, and Kaélé. It is also spoken to a lesser extent in the south of Mayo-Kebi, in the east of Bibemi commune (Bénoué Bénoué is a Departments of Cameroon, department of North Province (Cameroon), North Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 13,614 km and as of 2005 had a total population of 1,781,955. The capital of the department lies at ... department, Northern Region), towards the Chadian border. Mundang of Lere (in Chad) and Mundang of Cameroon (centered in Lara and Kaélé) are highly similar. Writing System Nasalization is marked by a tilde: ã, ẽ, ə̃, ĩ, õ References Languages of Chad Languages of Cameroon Mbum languages {{Atlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mangbai Language Mangbai (Mamgbay, Mambai) is an Mbum language of northern Cameroon and southern Chad. Distribution In Cameroon, Mambay is spoken along the Mayo-Kebi River near the Chadian border, in the Djaloumé region (northern end of Bibemi commune, Bénoué department), where there is a massif called Hosséré Mambay. It is also spoken in the extreme southeast of Figuil commune, Mayo-Louti department. In Cameroon and Chad, there is a total of about 2,500 speakers, many of whom also speak Mundang Mundang is an Mbum language of southern Chad and northern Cameroon. The Gelama dialect of Cameroon may be a separate language. Distribution Mundang, spoken in Cameroon by 44,700 speakers (SIL 1982), is mainly spoken in Mayo-Kani department, F .... References Languages of Chad Languages of Cameroon Mbum languages {{Chad-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kali Language Kali is a presumably moribund Mbum language of northern Cameroon or the Central African Republic. Distribution Kali, or ''Kali-Dek'', is found in scattered areas throughout the eastern part of Vina department ( Belel commune), in the eastern part of the communes of Ngaoundéré (Vina department, Adamawa Region) and Meiganga ( Mbere department, Adamawa Region), and the northern part of Lom-et-Djerem department (Garoua-Boulaï and Bétaré-Oya Bétaré-Oya is a town and commune in Cameroon. See also * Communes of Cameroon The Arrondissements of Cameroon are the third-level units of administration in Cameroon. The arrondissements are organised by divisions and sub divisions of e ... communes, Eastern Region). It is spoken by 7,438 speakers. References Roger Blench, 2004List of Adamawa languages(ms) Languages of Cameroon Mbum languages {{AtlanticCongo-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mono Language (Cameroon) Mono is a moribund Mbum language spoken by older adults in northern Cameroon. Dama, a closely related variety that may have been a dialect of Mono, is already extinct. It was located in the arrondissement of Rey Bouba (Mayo-Rey department, North Region). Distribution Mono is spoken north of Rey Bouba, around Kongrong, and along the Mayo-Godi River ( Rey Bouba commune, Mayo-Rey department, Northern Region). Spoken by 1,100 speakers, Mono is in decline as speakers are shifting to Fulfulde Fula ,Laurie Bauer, 2007, ''The Linguistics Student’s Handbook'', Edinburgh also known as Fulani or Fulah (, , ; Adlam: , , ), is a Senegambian language spoken by around 30 million people as a set of various dialects in a continuum that st .... References Blench, Roger and Stefan EldersA wordlist of Mono, a highly endangered Adamawa language of Cameroun Languages of Cameroon Mbum languages {{AtlanticCongo-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ndai Language Ndai, also known as Galke or Pormi, is a nearly extinct Mbum language of northern Cameroon. There are only about a few speakers remaining in the vicinity of Tcholliré (Tcholliré commune, Mayo-Rey Mayo-Rey is a department of North Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 36,529 km and as of 2001 had a total population of 242,441 . The capital of the department lies at Tcholliré. Spillover of CAR War According to the ... department, Northern Region). The name of the language supposedly comes from the language's word for "cow". The language is spoken to a degree of fluency by 5 speakers, all over the age of 50, and two others are alleged to hold a conversational-level knowledge of the language. References Languages of Cameroon Mbum languages {{AtlanticCongo-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]