Mbum–Day languages
The Mbum–Day languages are a subgroup of the old Adamawa languages family (G6, G13, G14, & Day), provisionally now a branch of the Savanna languages. These languages are spoken in southern Chad, northwestern Central African Republic, northern Cameroon, and eastern Nigeria.
| Mbum–Day | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | southern Chad, northwestern CAR, northern Cameroon, eastern Nigeria |
| Linguistic classification | Niger–Congo
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| Subdivisions | |
| Glottolog | mbum1256[1] |
Languages
Blench (2006) groups the Mbum (G6), Bua (G13), Kim (G14), and Day languages together within part of a larger Gur–Adamawa language continuum.[2]
See also
- List of Proto-Lakka reconstructions (Wiktionary)
- List of Proto-Bua reconstructions (Wiktionary)
- Kim word lists (Wiktionary)
References
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Mbum–Day". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- Blench, Roger (2006). Archaeology, language, and the African past. Altamira Press. ISBN 9780759104655.
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