Mak language (Adamawa)

Mak
LeeMak
Native to Nigeria
Region Taraba State
Ethnicity Bikwin
Native speakers
5,700 (2000)[1]
Dialects
  • Panya
  • Zoo
Language codes
ISO 639-3 pbl
Glottolog makn1235[2]

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

  1. ↑ Mak at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Mak (Nigeria)". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.


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