Leko–Nimbari languages

The Leko–Nimbari or Chamba–Mumuye languages are a subgroup of the old Adamawa languages family (G2, G4, G5, G12), provisionally now a branch of the Savanna languages. They are spoken in northern Cameroon and eastern Nigeria.

• The four Leko languages include Chamba Leko of the Chamba people, with about 60,000 speakers.
• The dozen Duru languages include Vere, with over 100,000 speakers.
• The dozen Mumuye–Yendang languages include Mumuye, with half a million speakers, and Yendang, with perhaps 100,000.
• Nimbari, with only a hundred speakers, forms its own branch.

Leko–Nimbari
Chamba–Mumuye
Geographic distribution	northern Cameroon, eastern Nigeria
Linguistic classification	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Savanna greater Gur Leko–Nimbari
Subdivisions	Duru Leko Mumuye–Yendang Nimbari
Language codes
Glottolog	samb1322