Mumuye language
| Mumuye | |
|---|---|
| Yoro | |
| Region | northeastern Nigeria |
| Ethnicity | Mumuye people |
Native speakers | 400,000 (1993)[1] |
|
Niger–Congo
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
mzm |
| Glottolog |
nucl1240[2] |
Mumuye is the most important of the Adamawa languages. It is classified in the Leko–Nimbari branch of Savanna languages, as Adamawa is no longer considered a valid family. According to Ethnologue, there are multiple dialects: Zinna, Dong, Yoro, Lankaviri, Gola (Bajama), Gongla, Kasaa, Saawa, Jalingo, Nyaaja, Jeng, Gnoore, Yaa, Sagbee, Shaari, Kugong, Mang, Kwaji, Meeka, Yakoko.
References
- ↑ Mumuye at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Nuclear Mumuye". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.