Mbum languages
| Mbum | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | southern Chad, northwestern CAR, northern Cameroon, eastern Nigeria |
| Linguistic classification | Niger–Congo |
| Subdivisions |
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| Glottolog | mbum1257[1] |
The Mbum languages are a small group of the Mbum–Day branch of the erstwhile Adamawa languages, spoken in southern Chad, northwestern Central African Republic, northern Cameroon and eastern Nigeria. Their best-known member is Mbum; other languages in the group include Tupuri and Kare.
They were labeled "G6" in Joseph Greenberg's Adamawa language-family proposal.
Languages
- Southern Mbum: Mbum proper, Mbere, Gbete
- Central Mbum
- Northern Mbum
In addition, Pondo, Gonge, Tale, Laka, Pam and To are unclassified within Mbum. To is a secret male initiation language of the Gbaya. Dek is purported in some sources but apparently unattested.
Footnotes
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Mbumic". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
References
- Roger Blench, 2004. List of Adamawa languages (ms)
External links
- A sociolinguistic survey of the Mambay language of Chad and Cameroon (PDF) by Cameron Hamm, 2002. SIL Electronic Survey Reports SILESR 2002-039.
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