Numana language explained

Numana
States:Nigeria
Speakers:50,000, including Nunku
Date:2008
Ref:e25
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam2:Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:Benue–Congo
Fam4:Plateau
Fam5:Ninzic
Dia1:Gbantu (Gwantu)
Dia2:Ningye
Dia3:Numbu
Dia4:Janda
Iso3:nbr
Glotto:numa1252
Glottorefname:Numana
Elp:482
Elpname:Ningye

Numana is a dialect cluster of Plateau languages in Nigeria.

Varieties

There are four principal dialects:[1]

Nunku had previously been counted as Numana, due to geographic proximity, but is actually a dialect of Mada.

Notes and References

  1. https://iso639-3.sil.org/sites/iso639-3/files/change_requests/2018/2018-090.pdf