Dong language (Nigeria)
| Dong | |
|---|---|
| Donga | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Taraba State, Adamawa State |
Native speakers | (5,000 cited 1998)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | doh |
| Glottolog | dong1293 |
| ELP | Dong |
Dong, or Donga, is a poorly documented language in Nigeria. Though clearly Niger–Congo, it is difficult to classify; British linguist Roger Blench proposes that it is one of the Dakoid languages, the closest to Gaa.
References
- ^ Dong at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- Blench, Roger (n.d.) 'The Dɔ̃ (Dong) language and its affinities'. Ms. circulated at the 27th Colloquium on African Languages and Linguistics, Leiden, 1994.
- Blench, Roger (2008) 'Prospecting proto-Plateau'. Manuscript.
- Blench, Roger (2011) 'The membership and internal structure of Bantoid and the border with Bantu'. Bantu IV, Humboldt University, Berlin.