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Leko languages
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| Leko | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | northern Cameroon, eastern Nigeria |
| Linguistic classification | Niger–Congo? |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | leko1246 |
The Leko languages are a small group of languages spoken in northern Cameroon and eastern Nigeria. They were labeled "G2" in Joseph Greenberg's Adamawa language-family proposal. The Duru languages are frequently classified with the Leko languages, although their relationship remains to be demonstrated.[1]
Languages
[edit]The languages are:
Names and locations (Nigeria)
[edit]Below is a list of language names, populations, and locations (in Nigeria only) from Blench (2019).[2]
| Language | Dialects | Alternate spellings | Own name for language | Endonym(s) | Other names (location-based) | Other names for language | Exonym(s) | Speakers | Location(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nyong | Nyɔŋ | Nyɔŋ Nyanga | sg. Nyɔŋvena, pl. Nyɔŋnepa (Nyongnepa) | Mumbake, Mubako | 10,000 (SIL) | Adamawa State, Mayo Belwa LGA, West of Mayo Belwa town, Bingkola and 5 other villages | |||
| Pere | Perema | sg. Pena, pl. Pereba | Wom (town name) | Spoken in 10 villages around Yadim: Fewer than 4,000 | Adamawa State, Fufore LGA | ||||
| Samba Leko | Chamba Leko, Samba Leeko | Sama | Samba | Leko, Suntai | 42,000 total (1972 SIL); 50,000 (1971 Welmers) | Taraba State, Ganye, Fufore, Wukari and Takum LGAs; mainly in Cameroon |
References
[edit]- ^ Güldemann, Tom (2018). "Historical linguistics and genealogical language classification in Africa". In Güldemann, Tom (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of Africa. The World of Linguistics series. Vol. 11. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 58–444. doi:10.1515/9783110421668-002. ISBN 978-3-11-042606-9.
- ^ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
External links
[edit]- Leeko group – Blench