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.
Adamawa State, Song and Guyuk LGAs, south of the Dumne road. Waltande and associated hamlets.
Referencesedit
^Idiatov, Dmitry; van de Velde, Mark. 2019. Bena-Mboi is Benue-Congo. Adamawa Conference, Department of Anthropology & African Studies, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, 9–11 September 2019.
^Kleinewillinghöfer, Ulrich. 2011. Ɓəna-Mboi (Yungur) group. Adamawa Languages Project.
^Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
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Ɓəna-Mboi (Yungur) group (Adamawa Languages Project)
January 01, 1970
bena, mboi, languages, bena, mboi, Ɓəna, mboi, yungur, languages, form, branch, adamawa, family, they, spoken, central, adamawa, state, eastern, nigeria, just, east, lafia, Ɓəna, mboiyungurgeographicdistributionadamawa, state, eastern, nigerialinguistic, class. The Bena Mboi Ɓena 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 Ɓena MboiYungurGeographicdistributionAdamawa State eastern NigeriaLinguistic classificationNiger Congo Atlantic CongoSavannas BambukicƁena MboiGlottologbena1258 Idiatov amp van de Velde 2019 classify the Bena Mboi languages as Benue Congo 1 Contents 1 Classification 2 Names and locations 3 References 4 External linksClassification editIn the Adamawa Languages Project website Kleinewillinghofer 2011 classifies the Ɓena Mboi or Yungur group as follows 2 Ɓena Mboi Yungur Ɓena Ɓena Yungur Ɓena Yungur Voro Ɓena Lala Ɓena Lala of Yang Ɓena Lala of Bodwai Bodɛ Robma Robma of Dingai Mboi Gena Mboi of Livo Mboi of Gulungo Mboi of Haanda Mboi of Banga Kaan Libo Names and locations editBelow is a list of language names populations and locations from Blench 2019 3 Language Branch Cluster Dialects Alternate spellings Own name for language Endonym s Other names location based Other names for language Exonym s Speakers Location s Ɓena Yungur Ɓena is divided into 17 clans each of which is said to have a distinct speech form but they are too closely related to actually be distinct dialects Ebina Binna Gbinna Ebena Ɓena Lala not recommended Purra general term for northern Ɓena Yungur Yangur Yungirba Yungur 44 300 1963 probably including Lala and Roba fewer than 100 000 1990 est Adamawa State Song and Guyuk LGAs Kaan Yungur Libo Adamawa State Guyuk LGA Lala cluster Yungur Lala Ɓena 30 000 SIL 44 300 with Ɓena 1963 Adamawa State Guyuk Song and Gombi LGAs Yang Yungur Lala Yan Lalla Roba Yungur Lala Gworam Ebode Yungur Lala Ẹbode Mboi cluster Yungur Mboi Mboire Mboyi 3 200 1973 SIL Adamawa State Song LGA Gana Yungur Mboi Gena Mboire Mboyi 1 800 LA 1971 Adamawa State Song LGA northwest of Song Livo village and associated hamlets Banga Yungur Mboi Adamawa State Song LGA west of Loko Banga village and associated hamlets Haanda Yungur Mboi Handa 1 370 LA 1971 Adamawa State Song LGA west of Loko Handa village and associated hamlets Voro Yungur Vɔrɔ Ebena Ebina Ɓena Woro Yungur Adamawa State Song and Guyuk LGAs south of the Dumne road Waltande and associated hamlets References edit Idiatov Dmitry van de Velde Mark 2019 Bena Mboi is Benue Congo Adamawa Conference Department of Anthropology amp African Studies Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz 9 11 September 2019 Kleinewillinghofer Ulrich 2011 Ɓena Mboi Yungur group Adamawa Languages Project Blench Roger 2019 An Atlas of Nigerian Languages 4th ed Cambridge Kay Williamson Educational Foundation nbsp This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 3 0 license External links editƁena Mboi Yungur group Adamawa Languages Project Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bena Mboi languages amp oldid 1214151967, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
