Bena (Bəna, Binna, Buna, Ebina, Ebuna, Gbinna, "Lala", Purra, Yangeru, Yongor, Yungur) is an
Adamawa language
The Adamawa languages are a putative family of 80–90 languages scattered across the Adamawa Plateau in Central Africa, in northern Cameroon, north-western Central African Republic, southern Chad, and eastern Nigeria, spoken altogether by on ...
of
Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...
.
Bena-Yungur has a 3-tone system.
The internal reconstruction of Bena-Yungur consonants and tone patterns
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The Yungur people are majorly located in Song, local government of Adamawa state, constituting 75% of the total population of the Local area.
References
Languages of Nigeria
Bambukic languages
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