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The Adamawa /ædəˈmɑːwə/ languages are a putative family of 80–90 languages scattered across the Adamawa Plateau in central Africa, in Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, and Chad, spoken altogether by only one and a half million people (as of 1996). Joseph Greenberg classified them as one branch of the Adamawa–Ubangi family of Niger–Congo languages. They are among the least studied languages in Africa, and include many endangered languages; by far the largest is Mumuye, with 400,000 speakers. A couple of unclassified languages—notably Laal and Jalaa—are found along the fringes of the Adamawa area.

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  • Adamawa languages (en)
  • Adamawa-Sprachen (de)
  • Lenguas adamawanas (es)
  • Langues adamaoua (fr)
  • Адамава (языки) (ru)
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  • Les langues adamaoua (ou adamawa) sont une branche de la famille de langues nigéro-congolaises. Elles sont parlées dans la région de l'Adamaoua au Cameroun, en Centrafrique, au Nigeria et au Tchad. Elles comprennent plusieurs dizaines de langues, dont les langues boua, le day, le dowayo, le dugun, le duli-gey, le duupa, le kare, les langues kim, le kolbila, le kuo, le , le , le mbum, le mom jango, le mumuye, le mundang, le nyong, le peere et le toupouri. (fr)
  • The Adamawa /ædəˈmɑːwə/ languages are a putative family of 80–90 languages scattered across the Adamawa Plateau in central Africa, in Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, and Chad, spoken altogether by only one and a half million people (as of 1996). Joseph Greenberg classified them as one branch of the Adamawa–Ubangi family of Niger–Congo languages. They are among the least studied languages in Africa, and include many endangered languages; by far the largest is Mumuye, with 400,000 speakers. A couple of unclassified languages—notably Laal and Jalaa—are found along the fringes of the Adamawa area. (en)
  • Die Adamaua-Sprachen sind eine Sprachgruppe von 80 bis 90 Sprachen, die entlang des Adamaua-Plateaus in Zentralafrika, in Ostnigeria, im nördlichen Kamerun, im Nordwesten der Zentralafrikanischen Republik und im Süd-Tschad von insgesamt zwei Millionen Menschen gesprochen werden. (de)
  • Las lenguas de Adamawa o adamawanas son una propuesta de familia ligüística que incluye entre 80 y 90 lenguas repartidas por la meseta de Adamawa en África central, en Nigeria, Camerún, República Centroafricana y Chad, habladas en total por sólo un millón y medio de personas (en 1996). Joseph Greenberg las clasificó como una rama de la familia de lenguas Adamawa-Ubangi de las lenguas Níger-Congo. Se encuentran entre las lenguas menos estudiadas de África, e incluyen muchas lenguas en peligro de extinción; la más importante, con diferencia, es el , con 400.000 hablantes. Un par de lenguas no clasificadas -en particular el laal y el jalaa- se encuentran en los límites de la zona de Adamawa.Geográficamente, las lenguas de Adamawa se encuentran cerca de la ubicación del contacto postulado entr (es)
  • Адама́ва (также адамауа; англ. adamawa) — подсемья языков, традиционно включаемая в состав адамава-убангийской семьи нигеро-конголезской макросемьи (в последних классификациях рассматривается как самостоятельная семья). Область распространения — плато Адамава (восточные районы Нигерии, северные районы Камеруна, северо-западные районы Центральноафриканской Республики и южные районы Чада). Объединяет, согласно различным данным, от 6 до 15 языковых ветвей (около 80—90 языков). Общая численность говорящих — приблизительно от 1 до 1,5 млн человек. Большинство языков подсемьи адамава бесписьменные. (ru)
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