Mambila language
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Mambila is a Bantoid dialect chain stretching across Nigeria and Cameroon. Notable dialects are Barup, Bang, Dorofi, Gembu, Hainari, Kabri, Mayo Ndaga, Mbamnga, Tamien, Warwar (in Nigeria); Ju Ba, Sunu Torbi (Torbi), Ju Naare (Gembu), Langa (in Cameroun). It goes by numerous names, which, besides the dialectical names, include Bea, Ble, Juli, Lagubi, Nor, Nor Tagbo, Tongbo, and the spellings Mabila, Mambere, Mambilla.
Tep
is generally considered a dialect, but though Tep speakers are ethnically Mambila, their speech is not intelligible to other varieties.
Blacksmiths among the Mambila once spoke Somyev
, a related Mambiloid language, though this is nearly extinct.
Tep
Tep language
Tep is a Mambiloid language of Nigeria. Ethnologue considers it a dialect of Mambila, as speakers identify as Mambila, but it is a distinct language.-References:* Blench, Roger, 2011. . Bantu IV, Humboldt University, Berlin....
is generally considered a dialect, but though Tep speakers are ethnically Mambila, their speech is not intelligible to other varieties.
Blacksmiths among the Mambila once spoke Somyev
Somyev language
Somyev , also known as Kila, is a nearly extinct Mambiloid language of Nigeria, spoken by a caste of blacksmiths that live among the Mambila....
, a related Mambiloid language, though this is nearly extinct.