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Bena–Mboi languages

Adamawa language branch of Nigeria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The Bena–Mboi (Ɓəna–Mboi) a.k.a. Yungur languages form a branch of the Adamawa family. They are spoken in central Adamawa State, eastern Nigeria, just to the east of Lafia LGA.

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Idiatov & van de Velde (2019) classify the Bena–Mboi languages as Benue-Congo.[1]

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Classification

In the Adamawa Languages Project website, Kleinewillinghöfer (2011) classifies the Ɓəna-Mboi or Yungur group as follows.[2]

Ɓəna-Mboi (Yungur)
  • Ɓəna
    • Ɓəna Yungur
    • Ɓəna Lala
      • Ɓəna Lala of Yang
      • Ɓəna Lala of Bodwai (Bodɛ)
        • Robma
        • (Robma of) Dingai
  • Mboi (Gəna)
    • Mboi of Livo; Mboi of Gulungo
    • Mboi of Haanda; Mboi of Banga
  • Kaan (Libo)

Names and locations

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Below is a list of language names, populations, and locations from Blench (2019).[3]

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