Mak language (Adamawa)

Adamawa language spoken in Nigeria

This is the current revision of this page, as edited by imported>Reidgreg at 22:43, 15 December 2021 (Adding local short description: "Adamawa language spoken in Nigeria", overriding Wikidata description "language of Nigeria" (Shortdesc helper)). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.

(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

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.

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

References

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