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 na ...
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,
Plateau State
Plateau State is the twelfth-largest Nigerian state. It is in the centre of the country includes a range of hills surrounding the Jos Plateau, its capital, and the entire plateau itself.
Plateau State is described as "The Home of Peace and To ...
,
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 of G ...
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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West Chadic languages
Languages of Nigeria