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Dakoid Languages
The Dakoid languages are a branch of the Northern Bantoid languages spoken in Taraba and Adamawa states of eastern Nigeria. Languages *Gaa–Dong ** Donga (Dong) ** Gaa (Tiba) *Daka–Taram ** Taram ** Daka (a dialect cluster of Dirim, Samba, Lamja, Dengsa, and Tola). Classification Greenberg Greenberg is a surname common in North America, with anglicized spelling of the German Grünberg (''green mountain'') or the Jewish Ashkenazi Yiddish Grinberg, an artificial surname.Beider, Alexander (1993). ''A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from ... placed Samba Daka (Daka) within his Adamawa proposal, as group G3, but Bennett (1983) demonstrated to general satisfaction that it is a Benue–Congo language, though its placement within Benue–Congo is disputed. Blench (2010) considers it to be Benue–Congo. Boyd (ms), however, considers Daka an isolate branch within Niger–Congo (Blench 2008). Dong (Donga), though clearly Niger–Congo, is difficult to classify. There is no publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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