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Mumuye is by far the most populous of the Adamawa languages.It is spoken in northeastern Nigeria.It is classified in the Leko–Nimbari branch of Savanna languages, as Adamawa is no longer considered a valid family.
Rainmaking rod used by Mumuye. The Mumuye are people of the Taraba State, Nigeria.They speak the Mumuye language.They constitute the largest tribal group in Taraba State of Nigeria and form the predominant tribes found in Zing, Yorro, Jalingo, Ardo-Kola, Lau, Gassol, Bali and Gashaka, all of which are local government areas of the state.
The Mumuye languages are a group of Adamawa languages spoken in Taraba State, eastern Nigeria. ... (Nigeria). (Marburger Studien zur Afrika- und Asienkunde A14 ...
There are over 520 native languages spoken in Nigeria. [1] [2] [3] The official language is English, [4] [5] which was the language of Colonial Nigeria.The English-based creole Nigerian Pidgin – first used by the British and African slavers to facilitate the Atlantic slave trade in the late 17th century [6] – is the most common lingua franca, spoken by over 60 million people.
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Understanding The History and Traditions of the Lala People. Paraclete Publishers, Yola-Nigeria 2014. Musa, D. Joseph. Easy Learning of Lala (Step by Step). Sele Printing and Publishing House, No. 2. Gombe Avenue, Jos Nigeria 2012. Temple, O. Notes on the Tribes, Provinces, Emirates and States of the Northern Provinces of Nigeria.
bwana – from Swahili, meaning "husband, important person or safari leader" chigger – possibly from Wolof and/or Yoruba jiga "insect" [6] chimpanzee – loaned in the 18th century from a Bantu language, possibly Kivili ci-mpenzi. [7] chimurenga – from Shona, "revolution" or "liberation" cola – from West African languages (Temne kola ...
Nigerian English, also known as Nigerian Standard English, is a variety of English spoken in Nigeria. [1] Based on British and American English, the dialect contains various loanwords and collocations from the native languages of Nigeria, due to the need to express concepts specific to the cultures of ethnic groups in the nation (e.g. senior wife).