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The '''Koma language''' is a member of the [[Duru languages|Duru]] branch of [[Savanna languages]] of Cameroon. Blench (2004) includes three varieties separated in ''Ethnologue'', Koma Ndera, Gɨmne, and Gɨmnɨme; within Koma Ndera, speakers of the marginal dialects, Gomnome and Ndera, can scarcely understand one another, though both understand the central dialect, Gomme.<ref name="e17"/> |
The '''Koma language''' is a member of the [[Duru languages|Duru]] branch of [[Savanna languages]] of Cameroon. Blench (2004) includes three varieties separated in ''Ethnologue'', Koma Ndera, Gɨmne, and Gɨmnɨme; within Koma Ndera, speakers of the marginal dialects, Gomnome and Ndera, can scarcely understand one another, though both understand the central dialect, Gomme.<ref name="e17"/> |
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| Region | northern Cameroon and into Nigeria |
Native speakers | (41,000 cited 1982–1989)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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| ISO 639-3 | Variously:kmy – Koma Ndera, Gommekmp – Gɨmmegmn – Gɨmnɨme |
The Koma language is a member of the Duru branch of Savanna languages of Cameroon. Blench (2004) includes three varieties separated in Ethnologue, Koma Ndera, Gɨmne, and Gɨmnɨme; within Koma Ndera, speakers of the marginal dialects, Gomnome and Ndera, can scarcely understand one another, though both understand the central dialect, Gomme.[1]
References
- ^ a b Koma Ndera, Gomme at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
Gɨmme at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
Gɨmnɨme at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
- Roger Blench, 2004. List of Adamawa languages (ms)