| Duru | |
| Region: | northern Cameroon, eastern Nigeria |
| Familycolor: | Niger-Congo |
| Fam2: | Atlantic–Congo |
| Fam3: | Savannas |
| Fam4: | Leko–Nimbari |
| Child1: | Duli |
| Child2: | Dii |
| Child3: | Voko–Dowayo |
| Glotto: | samb1323 |
| Glottorefname: | Samba Duru |
The Duru languages are a group of Savanna languages spoken in northern Cameroon and eastern Nigeria. They were labeled "G4" in Joseph Greenberg's Adamawa language-family proposal.
Kleinewillinghöfer (2012) also observes many morphological similarities between the Samba-Duru and Central Gur languages.[1]
However, Guldemann (2018) casts doubt on the coherence of Samba–Duru as a unified group.[2]
In the Adamawa Languages Project site, Kleinewillinghöfer (2015) classifies the Samba-Duru group as follows (see also Leko languages).[3]
Below is a list of language names, populations, and locations from Blench (2019).[9]
| Language | Cluster | Dialects | Alternate spellings | Own name for language | Other names (location-based) | Other names for language | Speakers | Location(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mom Jango | Vere (see also Momĩ, Were, Verre, Kobo (in Cameroon) | 20,000 total (including Momĩ, 4,000 in Cameroon (1982 SIL) | Adamawa State, Fufore LGA | ||||||
| Ziri | Vere (this also includes Mom Jango, q.v.), Were, Verre, Kobo (in Cameroon) | 20,000 total (including Mom Jango), 4,000 in Cameroon (1982 SIL) | Adamawa State, Yola and Fufore LGAs; and in Cameroon | ||||||
| Koma cluster | Koma | The correspondences between the Cameroonian and Nigerian names are uncertain | Kuma, Koma (a Fulfulde cover term for Gomme, Gomnome, Ndera; ALCAM treats them as separate though closely related languages) | Adamawa State, Ganye and Fufore LGAs, in the Alantika Mountains; also in Cameroon | |||||
| Koma | Gәmme | Damti, Koma Kampana, Panbe | |||||||
| Koma | Gọmnọme | Mbeya, Gimbe, Koma Kadam, Laame, Youtubo | |||||||
| Koma | Vomni, Doome, Doobe |