Mumuye–Yendang languages

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The Mumuye–Yendang languages are a small group of closely related Adamawa languages spoken primarily in northeastern Nigeria.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Mumuye–Yendang languages canonical 2
Yendang languages 2
Mumuye languages 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Adamawa language group
language family
arealGrouping Central Adamawa
areEndangered some member languages
closelyRelatedTo Mumuye
Yendang
continent Africa
country Nigeria
ethnologueMacroArea Africa
familyColor Niger–Congo
glottologCode mumu1247
glottologName Mumuye–Yendang
linked to: Mumuye
hasLanguage Bali
Fali of Baissa
Gengle
Kpasham
Kugama
Kumba
Mumuye
Waka
Yendang
Yotti
Zing
hasSubgroup Mumuye languages
Yendang languages
linguisticClassificationLevel low-level branch of Adamawa
primaryArea Benue River region
region northeastern Nigeria
spokenIn Adamawa State
Gombe State
Taraba State
status minority languages in Nigeria
subclassOf Adamawa languages
Niger–Congo languages
typologicalFeature tone languages (for most member languages)
usedBy Mumuye people NERFINISHED
Yendang ethnic groups
wordOrder predominantly SVO (for most member languages)
writingSystem Latin script (for some member languages)

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mumuye language subgroup Mumuye–Yendang languages
Mumuye language isPartOf Mumuye–Yendang language group
linked to: Mumuye–Yendang languages
Mumuye–Yendang languages hasSubgroup Mumuye languages
linked to: Mumuye–Yendang languages
Mumuye–Yendang languages hasSubgroup Yendang languages
linked to: Mumuye–Yendang languages
Gola Mumuye languageFamily Mumuye–Yendang languages
Mumuye–Yendang branch of Niger-Congo hasMember Yendang languages
linked to: Mumuye–Yendang languages