Mak language (Adamawa)

Mak
LeeMak
Native to Nigeria
Region Taraba State
Ethnicity Bikwin
Native speakers
5,700 (2000)[1]
Dialects
  • Panya
  • Zoo
Language codes
ISO 639-3 pbl
Glottolog makn1235[2]

Mak, or LeeMak, is an Adamawa language of Nigeria, one of several spoken by the Bikwin people. The two dialects, Panya and Zoo (Zo), are rather divergent, and might be considered distinct languages.

References

  1. Mak at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Mak (Nigeria)". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.


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