The Leko–Nimbari or Chamba–Mumuye languages are a subgroup of the old
Adamawa languages family (G2, G4, G5, G12), provisionally now a branch of the
Savanna languages. They are spoken in northern
Cameroon and eastern
Nigeria.
*The four
Leko languages include
Chamba Leko
Chamba Leko is one of two languages spoken by the Chamba people, the other being Chamba Daka. It is a member of the Leko branch of Savanna languages, and is spoken across the northern Nigerian–Cameroonian border.
''Chamba'' is also spelled 'S ...
of the
Chamba people, with about 60,000 speakers.
*The dozen
Duru languages include
Vere, with over 100,000 speakers.
*The dozen
Mumuye–Yendang languages include
Mumuye, with half a million speakers, and
Yendang, with perhaps 100,000.
*
Nimbari, with only a hundred speakers, forms its own branch.
References
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