Numana language

Numana is a dialect cluster of Plateau languages in Nigeria.

Numana
Native to	Nigeria
Native speakers	50,000, including Nunku (2008)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Plateau Ninzic Numana
Dialects	Gbantu (Gwantu) Ningye Numbu Janda
Language codes
ISO 639-3	nbr
Glottolog	numa1252
ELP	Ningye

Varieties

There are four principal dialects:^[2]

• Gbantu
• Numbu
• Ningye
• Janda

Nunku had previously been counted as Numana, due to geographic proximity, but is actually a dialect of Mada.