Mumuye–Yendang languages

Mumuye–Yendang
Geographic distribution:	eastern Nigeria
Linguistic classification:	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Savannas Leko–Nimbari Mumuye–Yendang
Subdivisions:	Mumuye Yendang
Glottolog:	`mumu1249`^[1]

The Mumuye–Yendang languages are a group of Savanna languages spoken in eastern Nigeria. They were labeled "G5" in Joseph Greenberg's Adamawa language-family proposal.

Languages

Only Mumuye and Yandang have more than about 5,000 speakers. Blench (n.d.) classifies the languages as follows:^[1]

Kugama (Gengle)
Kumba (Sate, Yofo)
Mumuye: (Central) Mumuye, Pangseng, Rang
Yandang
- Bali, Kpasam, Yotti
- Teme; Yendang (incl. Kusheki), Waka

Footnotes

1 2 Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Mumuye–Yandang". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

References

Roger Blench, 2004. List of Adamawa languages (ms)

Gur languages

Oti–Volta

Eastern	Biali Mbelime Tammari Waama

Western	Birifor Dagaare Dagbani Frafra Hanga Kamara Kantosi Kusaal Mampruli Mõõré Nabit Nootre Safaliba Talni Wali

Gurma	Gourmanchéma Konkomba Miyobe Moba Nateni Ngangam Ntcham

Other	Buli Konni Nawdm Yom

Bwa

Grũsi

Eastern	Bago-Kusuntu Chala Delo Kabiyé Lama Lukpa Tem

Northern	Kalamsé Kasem Lyélé Nuni Pana

Western	Chakali Deg Paasaal Phuie Sisaala Tampulma Vagla Winyé

Waja–Kam

Leko–Nimbari

Leko	Chamba Leko Kolbila Nyong Wom

Duru	Dii Dowayo Dugun Duupa Koma Longto Peere Sewe Vere

Mumuye–Yendang	Bali Kpasam Kugama Kumba Mumuye Pangseng Rang Teme Waka Yendang Yotti

Other	Nimbari

Others

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