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Mumuye–Yendang Languages
The Mumuye–Yendang languages are a proposed group of Savanna languages spoken in eastern Nigeria. They were labeled "G5" in Joseph Greenberg Joseph Harold Greenberg (May 28, 1915 – May 7, 2001) was an American linguist, known mainly for his work concerning linguistic typology and the genetic classification of languages. Life Early life and education Joseph Greenberg was born on M ...'s Adamawa language-family proposal. * Mumuye languages * Yendang languages Their unity is not accepted by Güldemann (2018). Only Mumuye and Yendang proper have more than about 5,000 speakers. Mumuye is the most widely spoken Adamawa language. Further reading *Shimizu, Kiyoshi. 1979. ''A comparative study of the Mumuye dialects (Nigeria)''. (Marburger Studien zur Afrika- und Asienkunde A14). Berlin: Dietrich Reimer. Footnotes References *Roger Blench, 2004List of Adamawa languages(ms) {{DEFAULTSORT:Mumuye-Yendang languages Leko–Nimbari languages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, a population of more than 230 million, it is the List of African countries by population, most populous country in Africa, and the List of countries and dependencies by population, world's sixth-most populous country. Nigeria borders Niger in Niger–Nigeria border, the north, Chad in Chad–Nigeria border, the northeast, Cameroon in Cameroon–Nigeria border, the east, and Benin in Benin–Nigeria border, the west. Nigeria is a Federation, federal republic comprising 36 States of Nigeria, states and the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria, Federal Capital Territory, where its capital, Abuja, is located. The List of Nigerian cities by population, largest city in Nigeria by population is Lagos, one of the largest List of largest cities, metr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savanna Languages
The Savannas languages, also known as Gur–Adamawa or Adamawa–Gur, is a branch of the Niger–Congo languages that includes Greenberg's Gur and Adamawa–Ubangui families. History of classification The Gur–Adamawa link was demonstrated in Kleinewillinghöfer (1996) and has been accepted as established by later researchers, who have gone further in noting that the Adamawa and Gur languages themselves do not form coherent groups and are not necessarily more closely related internally than they are to each other. Bennett (1983) had also mentioned a ''North Central Niger-Congo'' branch consisting of Gurunsi, "Ubangian", and Trans-Benue groups, with the ''Trans-Benue'' group consisting of the Burak-Jen (i.e., Bikwin-Jen), Yungur (i.e., Bena-Mboi), and Tula- Longuda subgroups. There are several clusters of Adamawa languages; among the Gur languages, only the core of that proposal (Central Gur) has been retained, though it is possible that some of the 'peripheral' languages m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 language, Vere, with over 100,000 speakers. *The dozen Mumuye–Yendang languages include Mumuye language, Mumuye, with half a million speakers, and Yendang language, Yendang, with perhaps 100,000. *Nimbari language, Nimbari, with only a hundred speakers, forms its own branch. References Leko–Nimbari languages, {{AtlanticCongo-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumuye Languages
The Mumuye languages are a group of Adamawa languages spoken in Taraba State, eastern Nigeria. Languages The classification below follows Shimizu (1979). *Mumuye **Mumuye proper: Northeast Mumuye, Southwest Mumuye **Rang Mumuye: Rang ** Pangseng Mumuye: Pangseng, Komo, Jega, etc. Mumuye The Mumuye are people of the Taraba State, Nigeria. They speak the Mumuye language. They constitute the largest tribal group in Taraba State of Nigeria and form the predominant tribes found in Zing, Nigeria, Zing, Yorro, Jalingo, Ardo-Kola, Lau, ... is the most widely spoken Adamawa language. Names and locations Below is a list of language names, populations, and locations from Blench (2019). See also * Proto-Mumuye reconstructions (Wiktionary) References *Shimizu, Kiyoshi. 1979. ''A comparative study of the Mumuye dialects (Nigeria)''. (Marburger Studien zur Afrika- und Asienkunde A14). Berlin: Dietrich Reimer. {{DEFAULTSORT:Mumuye languages Leko–Nimbari languages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yendang Languages
The Yendang or Maya languages are a group of Adamawa languages spoken in Adamawa State, eastern Nigeria. Languages The classification below follows Blench (2009).Blench, Roger. 2009The Maya (Yendang) languages *Maya (Yendang) **Bali Bali (English:; Balinese language, Balinese: ) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia and the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands. East of Java and west of Lombok, the province includes the island of Bali and a few smaller o ..., Kpasham ** Waka, Yendang (incl. Kusheki), Yoti ** Teme **Gengle, Kugama, Kumba (Sate, Yofo) Names and locations Below is a list of language names, populations, and locations from Blench (2019). See also * Yendang word lists (Wiktionary) References *Roger Blench, 2004List of Adamawa languages(ms) {{DEFAULTSORT:Yendang languages Leko–Nimbari languages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Greenberg
Joseph Harold Greenberg (May 28, 1915 – May 7, 2001) was an American linguist, known mainly for his work concerning linguistic typology and the genetic classification of languages. Life Early life and education Joseph Greenberg was born on May 28, 1915, to Jewish parents in Brooklyn, New York. His first great interest was music. At the age of 14, he gave a piano concert in Steinway Hall. He continued to play the piano frequently throughout his life. After graduating from James Madison High School, he decided to pursue a scholarly career rather than a musical one. He enrolled at Columbia College in New York in 1932. During his senior year, he attended a class taught by Franz Boas concerning American Indian languages. He graduated in 1936 with a bachelor's degree. With references from Boas and Ruth Benedict, he was accepted as a graduate student by Melville J. Herskovits at Northwestern University in Chicago and graduated in 1940 with a doctorate degree. During the cours ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adamawa Languages
The Adamawa languages are a putative family of 80–90 languages scattered across the Adamawa Plateau in Central Africa, in northern Cameroon, north-western Central African Republic, southern Chad, and eastern Nigeria, spoken altogether by only one and a half million people (as of 1996). Joseph Greenberg classified them as one branch of the Adamawa–Ubangi family of Niger–Congo languages. They are among the least studied languages in Africa, and include many endangered languages; by far the largest is Mumuye, with 400,000 speakers. A couple of unclassified languages—notably Laal and Jalaa—are found along the fringes of the Adamawa area. Geographically, the Adamawa languages lie near the location of the postulated Niger–Congo – Central Sudanic contact that may have given rise to the Atlantic–Congo family, and so may represent the central radiation of that family. Classification Joseph Greenberg postulated the Adamawa languages as a part of Adamawa–Ubang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumuye Language
Mumuye is by far the most populous of the Adamawa languages. It is spoken in northeastern Nigeria. It is classified in the Leko–Nimbari languages, Leko–Nimbari branch of Savanna languages, as Adamawa is no longer considered a valid family. According to ''Ethnologue'', there are multiple dialects: ''Zinna, Rang (Lamma), Dong, Yoro, Lankaviri, Gola (Bajama), Gongla, Kasaa, Saawa, Jalingo, Nyaaja, Jeng, Gnoore, Yaa, Sagbee, Shaari, Kugong, Mang, Kwaji, Meeka, Yakoko''. Phonology The Mumuye dialect of the town of Zing, Nigeria, Zing has the following inventory: Consonants * [ŋ͡m] is recorded in the post-nasal off-glide of labial-velar plosives. * A glottal stop [ʔ] can be heard within a word-initial or word-final vowel or within syllabic nasals. * /n/ is heard as a velar [ŋ] when in the following positions; word-final, before or after a consonant, or in isolation. * The palatal /ɲ/ can have a post-nasal allophone of [j ̃]. * Stops /p, b/ may also occur as slightly aspir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yendang Language
Yendang is a member of the Leko–Nimbari group of Savanna languages. It is spoken in northeastern Nigeria. Dialects are Kuseki, Yofo, Poli (Akule, Yakule). ISO code Yendang's ISO 639-3 code was changed from 'yen' to 'ynq' in March 2012 when Yotti was recognized as a distinct language; older references may still link to the older code.http://www.sil.org/iso639-3/documentation.asp?id=ynq External links * Paradisec has a collection of Roger Blench Roger Marsh Blench (born August 1, 1953) is a British linguist, ethnomusicologist and development anthropologist. He has an M.A. and a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge and is based in Cambridge, England. He researches, publishes, and work ...'s thaincludes Yendang language materials References Mumuye–Yendang languages Languages of Nigeria {{AtlanticCongo-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumuye–Yendang Languages
The Mumuye–Yendang languages are a proposed group of Savanna languages spoken in eastern Nigeria. They were labeled "G5" in Joseph Greenberg Joseph Harold Greenberg (May 28, 1915 – May 7, 2001) was an American linguist, known mainly for his work concerning linguistic typology and the genetic classification of languages. Life Early life and education Joseph Greenberg was born on M ...'s Adamawa language-family proposal. * Mumuye languages * Yendang languages Their unity is not accepted by Güldemann (2018). Only Mumuye and Yendang proper have more than about 5,000 speakers. Mumuye is the most widely spoken Adamawa language. Further reading *Shimizu, Kiyoshi. 1979. ''A comparative study of the Mumuye dialects (Nigeria)''. (Marburger Studien zur Afrika- und Asienkunde A14). Berlin: Dietrich Reimer. Footnotes References *Roger Blench, 2004List of Adamawa languages(ms) {{DEFAULTSORT:Mumuye-Yendang languages Leko–Nimbari languages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |