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Adamawa language spoken in Nigeria ‹ The template Infobox language is being considered for merging. ›
Mboi
Gena
Native toNigeria
RegionAdamawa State
Native speakers(19,000 cited 1992)
Language familyNiger–Congo?
Dialects
  • Gəna (Mboi)
  • Banga
  • Handa
Language codes
ISO 639-3moi
Glottologmboi1246

Mboi (Mboire, Mboyi) is an Adamawa language of Nigeria. Its name is that of one of its dialects, the other two being Banga and Handa. These are rather divergent, Blench (2004) considers them to be distinct languages.

Blench (2019) lists Gana, Banga, and Haanda as language varieties that are part of the Mboi cluster.

References

  1. Mboi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
Adamawa languages
Waja–Kam
Leko–Nimbari
Leko
Duru
Mumuye–Yendang
Mumuye
Yendang
Other
Bambukic
Bikwin–Jen
Bena–Mboi (Yungur)
Other
Mbum–Day
Mbum
Kim
Bua
Other
Others


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