| Lamang | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Borno, Adamawa |
| Native speakers | (40,000 cited 1993) |
| Language family | Afro-Asiatic |
| Dialects |
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| Writing system | Latin |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | hia |
| Glottolog | lama1288 |
Lamang (Laamang) is an Afro-Asiatic language cluster of Nigeria. Blench (2006) classifies the Woga variety as a separate language.
Varieties
Blench (2019) lists these language varieties as are part of the Lamang cluster.
- Zaladva (Zәlәdvә) (Lamang North)
- Ghumbagha (Lamang Central)
- Ghudavan (Lamang South)
References
- Lamang at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- Blench, 2006. The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List (ms)
- Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
| Languages of Nigeria | |
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| Official languages | |
| National languages | |
| Recognised languages | |
| Indigenous languages | |
| Sign languages | |
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| Scripts | |
| Biu–Mandara languages | |||||||||||||
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| Bura–Higi |
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| Wandala (Mandara) (A.4) |
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| Mafa (A.5) |
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| Daba (A.7) |
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| Bata (Gbwata) (A.8) | |||||||||||||
| Mandage (Kotoko) (B.1) |
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| East– Central |
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| Italics indicate extinct languages. See also: Chadic languages | |||||||||||||
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