The Mumuye–Yendang languages are a proposed group of
Savanna languages
The Savannas languages, also known as Gur–Adamawa or Adamawa–Gur, is a branch of the Niger–Congo languages that includes Greenberg's Gur and Adamawa–Ubangui families.
History of classification
The Gur–Adamawa link was demonstrated in ...
spoken in eastern
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 ...
. They were labeled "G5" in
Joseph Greenberg
Joseph Harold Greenberg (May 28, 1915 – May 7, 2001) was an American linguist, known mainly for his work concerning linguistic typology and the genetic classification of languages.
Life Early life and education
Joseph Greenberg was born on ...
's
Adamawa language-family proposal.
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Mumuye languages
The Mumuye languages are a group of Adamawa languages spoken in Taraba State, eastern Nigeria.
Languages
The classification below follows Shimizu (1979).
*Mumuye
**Mumuye proper: Northeast Mumuye, Southwest Mumuye
** Rang Mumuye: Rang
** Pangsen ...
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Yendang languages
Their unity is not accepted by Güldemann (2018).
Only
Mumuye
The Mumuyes are a people of Nigeria. They speak the Mumuye language. They constitute the largest tribal group in Taraba State of Nigeria and form the predominant tribes found in Zing, Yorro, Jalingo, Ardo-Kola, Lau, Gassol, Bali and Gashaka, al ...
and
Yendang proper have more than about 5,000 speakers. Mumuye is the most widely spoken Adamawa language.
Further reading
*Shimizu, Kiyoshi. 1979. ''A comparative study of the Mumuye dialects (Nigeria)''. (Marburger Studien zur Afrika- und Asienkunde A14). Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.
Footnotes
References
*Roger Blench, 2004
List of Adamawa languages(ms)
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Leko–Nimbari languages