Donga language
| Dong | |
|---|---|
| Donga | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Taraba State, Adamawa State |
Native speakers | 5,000 (1998)[1] |
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Niger–Congo
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
doh |
| Glottolog |
dong1293[2] |
Dong, or Donga, is a poorly documented language of Nigeria. Though clearly Niger–Congo, is difficult to classify; Blench proposes that it is one of the Dakoid languages, closest to Gaa.
References
- Blench, Roger (n.d.) 'The Dɔ̃ (Dong) language and its affinities'. Ms. circulated at the 27th Colloquium on African Languages and Linguistics, Leiden, 1994.
- Blench, Roger (2008) 'Prospecting proto-Plateau'. Manuscript.
- Blench, Roger (2011) 'The membership and internal structure of Bantoid and the border with Bantu'. Bantu IV, Humboldt University, Berlin.