Longuda language
Niger–Congo language of Nigeria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lunguda (Nʋngʋra) is a Niger–Congo language spoken in Nigeria. They settle western part of Gongola mainly in and around the hills of the volcanic Lunguda Plateau, Adamawa state. Joseph Greenberg counted it as a distinct branch, G10, within the Adamawa family. When Blench (2008) broke up Adamawa, Lunguda was made a branch of the Bambukic languages.[3]
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Lunguda | |
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Nyà Núngúrá | |
Native to | Nigeria |
Region | Adamawa State, Gombe State |
Ethnicity | Lunguda people |
Native speakers | (40,000 cited 1973)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | lnu |
Glottolog | long1389 |
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According to the Ethnologue, the current number of speakers is based on an SIL figure of 45,000 from 1973.[1] But recent studies has shown 50,000 in the 2006 census.
Variants of the name Longuda include Languda, Longura, Nunguda, Nungura, Nunguraba.