Mumuye languages

Mumuye
Geographic
distribution		Taraba State, eastern Nigeria
Linguistic classificationNiger–Congo?
Language codes
Glottologmumu1250

The Mumuye languages are a group of Adamawa languages spoken in Taraba State, eastern Nigeria.

Languages

The classification below follows Shimizu (1979).[1]

  • Mumuye
    • Mumuye proper: Northeast Mumuye, Southwest Mumuye
    • Rang Mumuye: Rang
    • Pangseng Mumuye: Pangseng, Komo, Jega, etc.

Mumuye is the most widely spoken Adamawa language.

Names and locations

Below is a list of language names, populations, and locations from Blench (2019).[2]

Language Branch Cluster Dialects Alternate spellings Own name for language Endonym(s) Other names (location-based) Other names for language Exonym(s) Speakers Location(s) Notes
Mumuye cluster Mumuye Mumuye 103,000 (1952); 400,000 (1980 UBS) Taraba State, Jalingo, Zing, Yorro and Mayo Belwa LGAs
North–Eastern Mumuye Mumuye Mumuye Bajama (Gnoore) and Jeng, Zing (Zinna, Zeng) and Mang, Kwaji and Meeka, Yaa, also Yakoko (according to Meek) Zing group Taraba State, Zing, Yorro and Mayo Belwa LGAs
South–Western Mumuye Mumuye Mumuye Monkin group: Kugong, Shaari, Sagbee; Kpugbong group: Kasaa, Yɔrɔ, Lankoviri (Lankavirĩ), Saawa, Nyaaja, and Jaalingo Taraba State, Jalingo LGA
Pangseng Mumuye Pangseng, Komo, Jega Taraba State, Karim Lamido LGA
Rang Mumuye Taraba State, Zing LGA

See also

References

  1. ^ Shimizu, Kiyoshi (1979). A Comparative Study of the Mumuye Dialects (Nigeria). Marburger Studien zur Afrika- und Asienkunde. Vol. A-14. Berlin: Verlag von Dietrich Reimer. pp. 13–19.
  2. ^ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
  • Shimizu, Kiyoshi. 1979. A comparative study of the Mumuye dialects (Nigeria). (Marburger Studien zur Afrika- und Asienkunde A14). Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

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