Native speakers 110,000 (2000) ISO 639-3 ver | Dialects Mom Jango
Momi Glottolog momj1237 | |
Region northern Nigeria and Cameroon Language family Niger–Congo
Atlantic–Congo
Leko–Nimbari
Duru
Vere–Dowayo
Vere | ||
The Vere language (Verre, Were), also known as Kobo or Mom Jango, is a member of the Duru branch of Savanna languages. It is spoken across the northern Nigerian–Cameroonian border.
Dialects are Mom Jango and Momi a.k.a. Ziri. These are divergent enough they probably constitute distinct languages.
References
Vere language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA