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Mbum languages

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Subdivisions:
  
Central Northern Mbum

Glottolog:
  
mbum1257

Geographic distribution:
  
southern Chad, northwestern CAR, northern Cameroon, eastern Nigeria

Linguistic classification:
  
Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Savannas Mbum–Day Mbum

The Mbum languages are a small group of the Mbum–Day branch of the erstwhile Adamawa languages, spoken in southern Chad, northwestern Central African Republic, northern Cameroon, and eastern Nigeria. Their best-known member is Mbum; other languages in the group include Tupuri and Kare.

They were labeled "G6" in Joseph Greenberg's Adamawa language-family proposal.

Languages

  • Southern Mbum: Mbum proper, Mbere, Gbete
  • Central Mbum
  • Karang: Karang (Mbum, Laka), Nzakambay (Njak Mbai), Pana, Ngumi, Kare (Kãrɛ̃)
  • Koh: Kuo (Koh), Sakpu
  • Northern Mbum
  • Dama–Galke: Dama, Ndai (Galke, Pormi), Mono, Kali
  • Tupuri–Mambai: Mangbai, Mundang, Tupuri

    • In addition, Pondo, Gonge, Tale, Laka, Pam, and To are unclassified within Mbum. To is a secret male initiation language of the Gbaya. Dek is purported in some sources but apparently unattested.

    References

    Mbum languages Wikipedia
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