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Mak language (Adamawa)

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Native to
  
Nigeria

Ethnicity
  
Bikwin

Dialects
  
Panya Zoo

Region
  
Taraba State

Native speakers
  
5,700 (2000)

Language family
  
Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Bambukic Bikwin–Jen Bikwin Mak

Mak, or LeeMak, is an Adamawa language of Nigeria, one of several spoken by the Bikwin people. The two dialects, Panya and Zoo (Zo), are rather divergent, and might be considered distinct languages.

References

Mak language (Adamawa) Wikipedia