Adamawa–Ubangi languages

E55269
branch of Niger–Congo languages language family

Adamawa–Ubangi languages are a diverse branch of the Niger–Congo language family spoken primarily in central Africa, including parts of Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, and surrounding regions.

Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Adamawa languages 1
Adamawa–Eastern languages 1
Adamawa–Ubangi family 1
Idoma language 1

Statements (60)

Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of Niger–Congo languages ⓘ
language family ⓘ
classificationStatus controversial ⓘ
disputed within Niger–Congo ⓘ
estimatedNumberOfLanguages over 120 ⓘ
geographicDistribution Benue River ⓘ
surface form: Benue River region

Ubangi River ⓘ
surface form: Ubangi River basin

savanna belt of Central Africa ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Adamawa–Ubangi languages ⓘ
surface form: Adamawa–Eastern languages

Adamawa–Ubangi languages ⓘ
surface form: Adamawa–Ubangi family
hasNotableLanguage Baka language (Ubangi) ⓘ
Baka–Gundi languages ⓘ
Central Banda languages ⓘ
surface form: Banda languages

Ubangian languages ⓘ
surface form: Banda–Ngbundu languages

Bena–Mboi languages ⓘ
Bongo–Bagirmi languages ⓘ
Daka language ⓘ
Day language ⓘ
Duru languages ⓘ
Gbaya languages ⓘ
surface form: Gbaya language

Gbaya–Manza–Ngbaka languages ⓘ
Kabba language ⓘ
Laka language ⓘ
Mba languages ⓘ
Mbum languages ⓘ
Moru–Madi languages ⓘ
Mumuye language ⓘ
Ngbaka language ⓘ
surface form: Ngbaka languages

Ngbandi language ⓘ
Sango language ⓘ
Sara languages ⓘ
Ubangian languages ⓘ
surface form: Sere–Bviri languages

Tula language ⓘ
Waja language ⓘ
Yakoma language ⓘ
Zande language ⓘ
Ubangian languages ⓘ
surface form: Zande–Nzakara languages
hasSubgroup Adamawa–Ubangi languages self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Adamawa languages

Ubangian languages ⓘ
surface form: Ubangi languages
linguisticFeature mostly tonal languages ⓘ
noun class systems of varying complexity ⓘ
rich verbal morphology ⓘ
partOf Atlantic–Congo languages ⓘ
researcherAssociated Gerrit J. Dimmendaal ⓘ
Joseph Greenberg ⓘ
Lionel M. Bender ⓘ
Raymond Boyd ⓘ
spokenIn Cameroon ⓘ
Central Africa ⓘ
Central African Republic ⓘ
Chad ⓘ
Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Equatorial Guinea ⓘ
Gabon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ
Republic of the Congo ⓘ
South Sudan ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ
subfamilyOf Niger–Congo languages ⓘ
usedAsLinguaFranca Sango language ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Adamawa–Ubangi languages → hasAlternativeName → Adamawa–Ubangi languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: Adamawa–Eastern languages
Adamawa–Ubangi languages → hasAlternativeName → Adamawa–Ubangi languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: Adamawa–Ubangi family
Atlantic–Congo languages → hasSubbranch → Adamawa–Ubangi languages ⓘ
Adamawa–Ubangi languages → hasSubgroup → Adamawa–Ubangi languages self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Adamawa languages
Middle Belt → languageDiversityIncludes → Adamawa–Ubangi languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: Idoma language
Niger–Congo languages → majorSubgroup → Adamawa–Ubangi languages ⓘ