Belnəng (Belneng, Bəlnəng, Belning, Bɨlnɨng) is a

West Chadic The West Chadic languages of the Afro-Asiatic family are spoken principally in Niger and Nigeria. They include Hausa, the most populous Chadic language and a major language of West Africa. Languages The branches of West Chadic go either by n ...

language of

Shendam Shendam is a Local Government Area in Plateau State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Shendam. It is bordered by Ibi Taraba State to the south, Qua'an Pan to the east, Pankshin to the north, and Mikang to the west. Shendam town is ...

LGA,

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Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

closely related to Angas. It is spoken by about 500 people in the single village of Langung, which is surrounded by Tal villages in the east and Miship villages in the west (Blench 2017).Blench, Roger. 2017
Current research on the A3 West Chadic languages
It is documented in Blench & Bulkaam (2019).Blench, Roger & Michael Bulkaam. 2019.
Belnəng, an undocumented Chadic language of Central Nigeria
" Manuscript. Jos, Nigeria.

Lexicon

Some Belneng names of plants and animals:

References

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