Dong language (Nigeria) explained

Dong
Nativename:Donga
States:Nigeria
Region:Taraba State, Adamawa State
Speakers:5,000
Date:1998
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam2:Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:Benue–Congo
Fam4:Dakoid
Fam5:Gaa–Dong
Iso3:doh
Glotto:dong1293
Glottorefname:Dong

Dong, or Donga, is a poorly documented language in Nigeria. Though clearly Niger–Congo, it is difficult to classify; British linguist Roger Blench proposes that it is one of the Dakoid languages, the closest to Gaa.

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