Mbum languages

Mbum languages
Mbum
Geographic
distribution:		 southern Chad, northwestern CAR, northern Cameroon, eastern Nigeria
Linguistic classification: Niger–Congo
Subdivisions:
Central
Northern
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

  • Central Mbum
    • Karang: Kare, Karang, Nzakambay, Pana
    • Kuo (Koh)
  • Northern Mbum
    • Dama–Galke: Dama, Ndai, Mono
    • Tupuri–Mambai: Mambai, Mundang, Tupuri
  • Southern Mbum: Mbum proper

In addition, Dek, Laka, Pam, and To are unclassified within Mbum. To is a secret male initiation language of the Gbaya.

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