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The Mumuye languages are a group of
Adamawa languages The Adamawa languages are a putative family of 80–90 languages scattered across the Adamawa Plateau in central Africa, in Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, and Chad, spoken altogether by only one and a half million people (as of 19 ...
spoken in
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, eastern
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Languages

The classification below follows Shimizu (1979). *Mumuye **
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 ...
proper: Northeast Mumuye, Southwest Mumuye ** Rang Mumuye: Rang ** Pangseng Mumuye: Pangseng, Komo, Jega, etc.
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 ...
is the most widely spoken Adamawa language.


Names and locations

Below is a list of language names, populations, and locations from Blench (2019).


See also

* Proto-Mumuye reconstructions (Wiktionary)


References

*Shimizu, Kiyoshi. 1979. ''A comparative study of the Mumuye dialects (Nigeria)''. (Marburger Studien zur Afrika- und Asienkunde A14). Berlin: Dietrich Reimer. {{DEFAULTSORT:Mumuye languages Leko–Nimbari languages