The twelve Mambiloid languages are languages spoken by the Mambila and related peoples mostly in eastern Nigeria and in Cameroon . In Nigeria the largest group is Mambila (there is also a small Mambila population in Cameroon). In Cameroon the largest group is Vute.
2-405: Kwanja (Konja) is a Mambiloid language of Cameroon . Njanga (Nyanjang) is a distinct dialect. This article about Bantoid languages is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mambiloid language The following classification follows Blench (2011). Languages with (?) are not listed in that source, but close to other languages according to Ethnologue . Ndoro–Fam may be
4-636: A separate branch of Benue–Congo. Ethnologue also lists Njerep , which most likely lies somewhere in the Mambila–Kamkam branch. The extinct Yeni , Luo and Kasabe languages were apparently Mambiloid, the first two close to Njerep. Fam is sometimes classified with Ndoro, but appears to be more divergent. The unclassified language Bung shows its strongest resemblance to be with the Ndung dialect of Kwanja . It also has words in common with other Mambiloid languages such as Tep , Somyev and Vute , while
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