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Yendang languages
Adamawa language group of Nigeria
The Yendang or Maya languages are a group of Adamawa languages spoken in Adamawa State, eastern Nigeria.
Languages
The classification below follows Blench (2009).[1]
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
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| Mumuye cluster |
Mumuye |
Mumuye |
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103,000 (1952); 400,000 (1980 UBS) |
Taraba State, Jalingo, Zing, Yorro and Mayo Belwa LGAs |
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| Bali |
Yendang |
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Ị̀báalí |
Ɓalo, Máyá |
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1,000 (SIL) |
Taraba State, Numan LGA, at Bali, a single village south of Jalingo |
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| Kpasam |
Yendang |
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Passam, Kpasham |
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Nyisam |
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Adamawa State, Numan LGA, one village only, south of Jalingo |
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| Yendang |
Yendang |
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Yendam, Yandang, Yundum, Nyandang |
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8,100 (1952); 10,000 (1973 SIL) |
Adamawa State, Numan, Mayo Belwa, and Karim Lamido LGAs |
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| Yoti |
Yendang |
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Yoti |
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Adamawa State, Numan LGA |
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| Kugama-Gengle |
Yendang |
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Kugamma, Gengle |
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Wegam |
Wegele |
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Small |
Adamawa State, Fufore LGA |
no data
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| Teme |
Yendang |
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Temme |
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Adamawa State, Mayo Belwa and Fufore LGAs |
no data
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| Waka |
Yendang |
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Adamawa State, Fufore, Mayo Belwa LGAs |
no data
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| Kumba |
Yendang |
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Sate, Yofo |
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Adamawa State, Mayo Belwa LGA |
no data
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See also
References
- ^ Blench, Roger. 2009. The Maya (Yendang) languages.
- ^ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
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