THE ADAMAWA LANGUAGES c. Kyank [Kya@0k], (=Bambuka) Roger Blench Mallam Dendo ii. Jen 8, Guest Road 1. Dzá (=Jen, Janjo) Cambridge CB1 2AL 2. Munga Doso [M´NgáN Dosó] United Kingdom 3. Nwá èè ìì (Jòòlè) Voice/Answerphone/Fax. 0044-(0)1223-560687 Z E-mail [email protected] 4. Tha (Jòòle of Joole Manga) http://homepage.ntlworld.com/roger_blench/RBO P.htm III. Baa [=Kwa] Listing as a basis for a comparative wordlist IV. Yungur I. Waja i. i. Yungur 1. Waja [WIyáà] 1. ´na a. Wajan Kasa 2. Vçrç b. Deruwo (=Wajan Dutse) 3. Lala 2. Tula [Kútúlé] a. Roba a. Wange b. Yang b. Baule c. Bodwai c. Yiri ii. 3. Daadiya Mboi 4. Awak [Yebu] 1. Mboi [G´na] 5. Kamo [Maa] 2. Handa 6. Bangjing [BàNjìN- 3. Banga è/èb],(=Bangwinji) iii. 7. Cham Kaan (=Libo) a. Dijim (=Cham) b. Bwilim (=Mwana, Mona) V. Longuda c. Jalabe [=JalabE] 8. Tso [Tsóbó], (=Lotsu-Piri) Cerii a. B´rbóú Dele b. Swààbòù Koola c. Guzubo1 Wala Gwaanda II. Bikwin-Jen Guyuk i. Bikwin 1. Buurak-Loo cluster VI. Mumuye-Yendang a. Burak [∫UUrak] i. b. Loo [Shụŋọ] Mumuye 2. Mághdì [=Tala of Kode] 1. Central 3. Mak [=LeeMak] 2. Rang a. Panya 3. Pangseng b. Zoo ii. 4. Munga-Gomu-Bambuka Yendang a. Munga Leelau [Leeláú] 1. Yendang (with Kusheki, Yoti) b. Moo [Mç@ç$],$ (=Gomu, 2. Waka Gwomum) 3. Bali 4. Kpasham 5. Teme 1 Ulli Kleinwillinghöfer (p.c.) observes 'The dialect of 6. Kumba (=Sate, Yofo) Guzubo is quite different, maybe it has to be regarded as 7. Gengle another language'. 8. Kugama 1 1. Duli VII. Nyimwom (=Kam) 2. Gey VIII. Leeko X. Mbum 1. Leeko i. 2. Perema Northern 3. NyçN (=Mumbake) 1. 4. Kolbila 1. Tupuri 2. Mundang IX. Duru 3. MaNbai 2. i. 1. Dama, Kutin 2. Ndai (Galke)/Pormi, 1. Pere 3. Kali Peer muure ii. ZoNbi Central Dan muure 1. Koh, Sakpu 2. Potopo 2. Karang, Pana, Njak Mbai, 3. Patapori Ngumi, KãrE) iii. ii. Southern Vere-Dowayo 1. Mbum 1. Koma East Gˆmne West Gˆmnˆme Pana Koma Ndera Kerang 2. Vere 2. Mbere Momi 3. Gbete (Kpere) Mom Jango Koba (?) Unclassified 3. Sewe 1. Pondo 4. Dowayo 2. Gonge Marke 3. Tale Teere 4. Dek iii. 2 Longto (Voko) XI. Fali iv. i. Dii North 1. Mambe 1. Fali-Dourbeye 2. Mamna'a 2. Fali-Bossum 3. Goom 3. Bv´ri 4. Bow ii. 5. Ngbang South 6. Phaani 1. Kaang 7. Sagzee 2. Fali-Bele 8. Vaazin 3. Fali-Tinguélin 9. Home 10. Nyok XII. Nimbari 11. Duupa 12. Panõ Saa Panõ v. 2 Doubts have been raised about the status of Fali as an Duli Adamawa language. 2 XIII. Day 1. Ndanga 2. Njira 3. Yani 4. Takawa XIV. Bua 1. Nielim 2. Tunia 3. Bua 4. Mana 5. Laal 6. Bolgo 7. Fanian 8. Koke 9. Noy XV. Kim 1. Kçsçp 2. Gaarap 3. Gerep 4. Kolop 5. Besme 6. Gundo Unclassified Oblo (†) Also perhaps Laal of Chad. N.B. This represents a compilation of existing data - not an exercise in lexicostatistics or the use of othe subgrouping techniques. My thanks to Ulli Kleinwillinghöfer for corrections to the northwestern [Waja/Bikwin-Jen etc.) languages. There many unresolved issues in the compilation of this classification and further comment from other scholars would be welcome. Roger Blench Cambridge 24 October, 2004 3 .