Numana language
Plateau language of Nigeria
| Numana | |
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| Native to | Nigeria |
Native speakers | 50,000, including Nunku (2008)[1] |
Language family | Niger–Congo?
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| ISO 639-3 | nbr |
| Glottolog | numa1252 |
| ELP | Ningye |
Numana is a dialect cluster of Plateau languages in Nigeria.
Varieties
There are four principal dialects:[2]
- Gbantu
- Numbu
- Ningye
- Janda
Nunku had previously been counted as Numana, due to geographic proximity, but is actually a dialect of Mada.
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