Jump to content

Mak language (Adamawa): Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
Adding local short description: "Adamawa language spoken in Nigeria", overriding Wikidata description "language of Nigeria" (Shortdesc helper)
 
(2 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|Adamawa language spoken in Nigeria}}
{{Infobox language
{{Infobox language
|name=Mak
|name=Mak
|nativename=LeeMak
|nativename=''LeeMak''
|states=[[Nigeria]]
|states=[[Nigeria]]
|region=[[Taraba State]]
|region=[[Taraba State]]
Line 24: Line 25:
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


{{Adamawa languages}}
[[Category:Languages of Nigeria]]
[[Category:Languages of Nigeria]]
[[Category:Bambukic languages]]
[[Category:Bambukic languages]]

Latest revision as of 21:43, 15 December 2021

Mak
LeeMak
Native toNigeria
RegionTaraba State
EthnicityBikwin
Native speakers
5,700 (2000)[1]
Dialects
  • Panya
  • Zoo
Language codes
ISO 639-3pbl
Glottologmakn1235
ELPMak (Nigeria)

Mak, or LeeMak, is an Adamawa language of Nigeria, one of several spoken by the Bikwin people. The two dialects, Panya and Zoo (Zo), are rather divergent, and might be considered distinct languages.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Mak at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)