Daba languages

Daba languages
Daba
Biu–Mandara A.7
Geographic
distribution:
Cameroon, Nigeria
Linguistic classification: Afro-Asiatic
  • Chadic
    • Biu–Mandara
      • Biu–Mandara A
        • Daba
Subdivisions:

The Daba languages, group A.7 of the Biu–Mandara branch of the Afro-Asiatic family, are spoken in Cameroon and neighboring Nigeria.[1]

The languages are Daba, Buwal, Gavar, Mazagway, Mbedam, and Mina.

Notes

  1. ^ Raymond G. Gordon, Jr, ed. 2005. Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 15th edition. Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics.

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