Lamang language
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Afro-Asiatic language of Nigeria
| Lamang | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Borno, Adamawa |
Native speakers | (40,000 cited 1993)[1] |
| Dialects |
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| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | hia |
| Glottolog | lama1288 |
Lamang (Laamang) is an Afro-Asiatic language cluster of Nigeria. Blench (2006) classifies the Woga variety as a separate language.[2]
Varieties
[edit ]Blench (2019) lists these language varieties as are part of the Lamang cluster.[3]
- Zaladva (Zәlәdvә) (Lamang North)
- Ghumbagha (Lamang Central)
- Ghudavan (Lamang South)
References
[edit ]- ^ Lamang at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Blench, 2006. The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List (ms)
- ^ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
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