| Mumuye | |
| Region: | Taraba State, eastern Nigeria |
| Familycolor: | Niger-Congo |
| Fam2: | Atlantic–Congo |
| Fam3: | Savannas |
| Fam4: | Leko–Nimbari |
| Fam5: | Mumuye–Yendang |
| Glotto: | mumu1250 |
| Glottorefname: | Mumuyic |
The Mumuye languages are a group of Adamawa languages spoken in Taraba State, eastern Nigeria.
The classification below follows Shimizu (1979).[1]
Mumuye is the most widely spoken Adamawa language.
Below is a list of language names, populations, and locations from Blench (2019).[2]
| Language | Branch | Cluster | Dialects | Alternate spellings | Own name for language | Endonym(s) | Other names (location-based) | Other names for language | Exonym(s) | Speakers | Location(s) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mumuye cluster | Mumuye | Mumuye | 103,000 (1952); 400,000 (1980 UBS) | Taraba State, Jalingo, Zing, Yorro and Mayo Belwa LGAs | |||||||||
| Mumuye | Mumuye | Bajama (Gnoore) and Jeng, Zing (Zinna, Zeng) and Mang, Kwaji and Meeka, Yaa, also Yakoko (according to Meek) | Zing group | Taraba State, Zing, Yorro and Mayo Belwa LGAs | |||||||||
| Mumuye | Mumuye | Monkin group: Kugong, Shaari, Sagbee; Kpugbong group: Kasaa, Yɔrɔ, Lankoviri (Lankavirĩ), Saawa, Nyaaja, and Jaalingo | Taraba State, Jalingo LGA | ||||||||||
| Mumuye | Pangseng, Komo, Jega | Taraba State, Karim Lamido LGA | |||||||||||
| Mumuye | Taraba State, Zing LGA |