Bena–Mboi languages
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.
Ɓəna–Mboi | |
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Yungur | |
Geographic distribution | Adamawa State, eastern Nigeria |
Linguistic classification | Niger–Congo
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Glottolog | None bena1258 (Bena–Mboi)[1] |
Idiatov & van de Velde (2019) classify the Bena–Mboi languages as Benue-Congo.[2]
Classification
In the Adamawa Languages Project website, Kleinewillinghöfer (2011) classifies the Ɓəna-Mboi or Yungur group as follows.[3]
- Ɓəna-Mboi (Yungur)
Names and locations
Below is a list of language names, populations, and locations from Blench (2019).[4]
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) |
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Ɓena | Yungur | Ɓәna 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 | Ebәna | Ɓәna | Lala (not recommended), Purra (general term for northern Ɓәna) | 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 | Ɓәna | 30,000 (SIL); 44,300 with Ɓәna (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 | Gәna | 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 | Ebәna, Ebina | Ɓena | Woro | Yungur | Adamawa State, Song and Guyuk LGAs, south of the Dumne road. Waltande and associated hamlets. |
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References
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Bena–Mboi". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- 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.
External links
- Ɓəna-Mboi (Yungur) group (Adamawa Languages Project)
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